Subject: Crete
Period: 1740 (circa)
Publication: Nouvel Atlas Geographique & Historique...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.6 x 6.4 inches
21.8 x 16.3 cm
This uncommon small map of Crete is nicely engraved with a flourishing, banner-style cartouche held aloft by the winged lion of St. Mark brandishing a sword -- the symbol of the Venetian government that ruled Crete prior to the takeover by the Turkish Empire. For his Nouvel Atlas, Leth made close copies of Jacques Chiquet's maps published in Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas in 1719.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.LETH-1a; Zacharakis #1349.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with contemporary outline color, issued folding with light toning along the folds and fold separations that have been archivally repaired on verso.
