Α Ι ΓΑ Ι Ο - Ι Ο Ν Ι Ο / A E G E A N - I O N I A N I S L A N D S
Αιγαίο - Ιόνιο / Aegean - Ionian islands
Lot. 8496
Starting Price: 220 €
THEVET Andre, [Κολοσσός της Ρόδου / Colossus of Rhodes], 1575. A rare bird’s eye view of Rhodes city and Colossus, woodcut dim. 16X13,5cm, with descriptive text in French. Few brown spots and short marginal tears, otherwise very fine. André Thevet was a Franciscan monk who traveled extensively in Europe. While in Italy, he became acquainted with the cardinal of Lorraine, who financed his journey to the East in 1549, visiting Greece and the Aegean islands. After traveling to South America,Thevet was named Cosmographer to the King and Chaplain to Catherine de Medici and started to work on a universal multi-volume geographical encyclopedia, “Cosmographie universelle”, which was finally published in 1575. Zacharakis Annex 3517a
Lot. 8498
Lot. 8497
Starting Price: 120 €
DAPPER Olfert, “Nisari / Le Simie / Carchi e Limonia / Piscopia”, 1703. Quadruplicate copper plate map of Nisyros (Νίσυρος), Symi (Σύμη), Halki & Alimia (Χάλκη & Αλιμιά) and Tilos (Τήλος - Επισκοπή). Four engraved maps on a single plate (34 x 26,5 cm) printed on a double-page sheet with full margins (45 x 37.5 cm), from Dapper’s “Description exacte des Isles de l’Archipel...”, French edition of 1703. Two marginal tears repaired, otherwise Very fine condition. Zacharakis 1299.
Starting Price: 300 €
ORTELIUS Abraham, “Archipelagi Insula Rum Aliquot Descrip. / Candia Insula / Metelino / Cerigo / Scarpanto / Niscia / Santorini / Milo / Stalimene / Negroponte / Rodus / Scio”, 1592-1595. This is THE 2nd VERY RARE STATE of the map printed between 1592 and 1595, characterized by the enrichment of contemporary place-names and the addition of small islands near the Cretan coasts. The more common first state was issued in 1584 and re-published thereafter until 1612. Stunning copper plate map of presenting Crete along with 10 islands of the Grecian Archipelago: Lesvos, Kithira, Karpathos, Naxos, Santorini, Milos, Lemnos, Euboea, Rhodes & Chios (Κρήτη, Λέσβος, Κύθηρα, Κάρπαθος, Νάξος, Σαντορίνη, Μήλος, Λήμνος, Εύβοια, Ρόδος και Χίος). Crete is depicted more accurately, comparing to the Ptolemaic model followed until then, updated and based on the work map of Calapodas. The relief of the mainland is presented pictorially, while it is enriched with 16th century place-names. Uncoloured (as issued), fine dark impression. One marginal tear covered with self-adhesive tape otherwise very fine. Zacharakis 2497, Zacharakis “One Hundred Landmarks…”, No.26. Rare. 110
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