"Nicsia", Porcacchi, Tomaso
Subject: Naxos, Greece
Period: 1576 (circa)
Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
5.6 x 4.1 inches
14.2 x 10.4 cm
This finely engraved map by Girolamo Porro depicts the island of Naxos, the largest of the Cyclades. It locates temples to Apollo and Bacchus, a monastery, a castle, towns, and other landmarks with small illustrations. The stippled sea is filled with smaller islands, and the map is further embellished with sea monsters, a compass rose, and a decorative title cartouche. On a sheet of Italian text measuring 8.1 x 11.4".
References: King (2nd Ed.) pp. 57-59; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #187-30; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.POR-1b #30; Zacharakis #1790.
Condition: A
A nice impression with a light dampstain in the bottom right corner of the sheet, well away from the engraved image.
