Danckerts: Maris Mediterranei

 

"Accuratissima orientalioris districtis Maris Mediterranei tabula".

 

Handcolored Copperplate Engraving by Justus Danckerts around 1690.

 

This is the eastern half of a two part map of the mediterranean. Beautiful subtle handcoloring.

Shows the island of Crete in the Center, Greece in great detail, Rhodes, Israel, Jerusalem, Cyprus, Turkey, Bulgarai, Egypt, Romania, Macedonia, part of Bosnia, part of the Red Sea, the Nile etc...

 

Lightly browned and some light spotting. Cut to the edge of the plate.

Dimensions: 23.5 X 20 inches

 

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