Mediterranean

Laurent Fries: Aphricae tabula secunda continet
Trechsel, Vienne, 1541
Untitled trapezoidal Ptolemaic woodcut map of North Africa. From the 1541 Vienne (Dauphiné) edition of Ptolemy's Geographia published by Gaspar Trechsel and sold by Hughes de la Porte in Lyon. The...
Aphricae tabula secunda continet
1541 - Laurent Fries
10111
Coloured woodcut map of Sardinia, Malta, North Africa. Printed in Vienne by Trechsel in 1541.
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Sebastian Münster: Candia seu Creta Insula
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Early woodcut map of Crete. An elephant on verso. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1550 by Heinrich Petri...
Candia seu Creta Insula
1550 - Sebastian Münster
12604
Antique woodcut map of Crete. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Domenico Zenoi: Assedio de l'Isola di Malta 1565 / Valetta, nova Citta di Malta
Venice, 1567-69
Very rare, early map of the Great Siege of Malta 1565 from Domenico Zenoi. With a map of Valetta. Two engravings on one sheet. The copperplates have been used first in Paolo Forlani's Il primo...
Assedio de l'Isola di Malta 1565 / Valetta, nova Citta di Malta
1567 - Domenico Zenoi
11434
Antique map of Gozo, Valetta. Printed in Venice in the year 1567.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Cipro insula nobiliss.a ch di grandezza tutte le altre ...
G. F. Camocio, Venice, before July 1570
A very rare, early map of Cyprus from Camocio's Isole Famose . This copy is printed from the first state of the plate, without the number in the lower right corner. The map is extremely rare and...
Cipro insula nobiliss.a ch di grandezza tutte le altre ...
1570 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11177
Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1570.
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Natal Bonifacio: Rhodi Insula nobilissima nel Mare
Venice, circa 1570
A very fine and rare map of Rhodes by Natale Bonifacio. To the upper left a decorative cartouche with key and the title Li Savii di Rhodi , to the upper right another cartouche. Below left the...
Rhodi Insula nobilissima nel Mare
1570 - Natal Bonifacio
12134
Antique map of Rhodes. Printed in Venice circa 1570.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Famagosta
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early view of Famagusta in Cyprus from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the siege of Famagusta by the Turks in 1571. This copy is printed from the first state of the plate, without...
Famagosta
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11175
Antique map of Famagusta. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Tine insula, e citte antiqua posta nella Arcipelago...
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early view of Tinos, an island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the island sieged by battle ships. This copy is printed from the first state of...
Tine insula, e citte antiqua posta nella Arcipelago...
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11178
Antique map of Tinos. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Durazzo antiquamente detta epidamna citta nella provincia di Albania ... MDLXXI
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early view of the second largest city of Albania Durres from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the fortress with the half-moon flag and Venetian galleys in front. With a nice...
Durazzo antiquamente detta epidamna citta nella provincia di Albania ......
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11180
Antique map of Durres, Albania. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Morea Peninsula ...
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early map of the Peloponnese from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the peninsula with a cartouche and a compass rose. This copy is printed from the first state of the plate, without...
Morea Peninsula ...
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11181
Antique map of the Peloponnese. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: [Albania, Montenegro, Shkodra]
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early map of the Adriatic coast from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the coast line between Montenegro and Albania with Shkodra in the background with two Venetian galleys in front....
[Albania, Montenegro, Shkodra]
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11182
Antique map of Montenegro, Shkodra, Albania. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Valona
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early view of Vlora at the Adriatic coast from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the city with several Venetian galleys, an empty cartouche and a compass rose. This copy is printed...
Valona
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11184
Antique map of Vlora, Albania. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Zarra et Contado citta principale della Dalmatia posta sul mare adriatico loco Ihr.me Sri....
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early map of the coast of Dalmatia, centred on the fortified city of Zadar from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the Turks and Venetians at war with several battle scenes and galleys....
Zarra et Contado citta principale della Dalmatia posta sul mare...
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11185
Antique map of Zadar, Croatia. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Provincia di Albania
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early map of Albania at the Adriatic coast from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the coastline with the Turks and Venetians at war with several battle scenes and galleys, a title...
Provincia di Albania
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
11186
Antique map of Albania. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Cipro - Descrittione dell'Isola di Cipro.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Cyprus. One of the earliest obtainable separate maps of Cyprus. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. With...
Cipro - Descrittione dell'Isola di Cipro.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
12369
Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Arcipelago - Descrittione dell'Arcipelago.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Greece. This finely-executed map shows shows the southern part of Greece with the Aegean Sea and Crete. With a decorative title...
Arcipelago - Descrittione dell'Arcipelago.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
12377
Antique map of Greece. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Malta - Descrittione dell'Isola di Malta.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Malta. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Malta with Valetta. Oriented to the southwest. With a compass rose, a...
Malta - Descrittione dell'Isola di Malta.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
12379
Antique map of Malta. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Sicilia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Sicilia.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Sicily (Sicilia). This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Sicily oriented to the north. With a compass rose, a...
Sicilia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Sicilia.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
12381
Antique map of Sicily, Sicilia. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Minorica - Descrittione dell'Isola di Minorica.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Minorca, Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares). This finely-executed map shows the Balearic island of Minorca oriented to the east. With a...
Minorica - Descrittione dell'Isola di Minorica.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
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Antique map of Minorca, Balearic Islands. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Maiorica - Descrittione dell'Isola di Maiorica.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Mallorca, Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares). This finely-executed map shows the Balearic island of Mallorca oriented to the east. With...
Maiorica - Descrittione dell'Isola di Maiorica.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
12386
Antique map of Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Sebastian Münster: Cyprus
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early, attractive woodcut map of Cyprus. On the full page. The map of the island is a reduction of that of Matheo Pagano in all its geographical features, but only three place names are marked:...
Cyprus
1574 - Sebastian Münster
11320
Antique woodcut map of Cyprus. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Contrafestung der Statt Famagusta
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Famagusta, Cyprus. On the full page. Based on the view of Braun and Hogenberg of 1572. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder...
Contrafestung der Statt Famagusta
1574 - Sebastian Münster
11321
Antique woodcut town view of Famagusta. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: [Malta and Gozo]
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Small, early woodcut map of Malta with Gozo by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. In the margin an interesting manuscript list of Grand Masters of the Knights of the Crusades with Gerhard...
[Malta and Gozo]
1574 - Sebastian Münster
11388
Early woodcut map of Malta and Gozo. Published by Heinrich Petri in Basel in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Beschreibung der Inselen unnd des gantzen Koenigreichs Sicilie.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of Sicily (Sicilia) by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder ,...
Beschreibung der Inselen unnd des gantzen Koenigreichs Sicilie.
1574 - Sebastian Münster
11389
Antique woodcut map of Sicilia, Sicily. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Francois de Belleforest: Cyprus Insula
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A very scarce early woodcut map of Cypus. The double-folio map a based on Camoccio's map of 1566 via the Ortelius version of 1570. Below and verso description of Cyprus. Ruled in brown ink....
Cyprus Insula
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11313
Antique woodcut map of Cyprus. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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