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Insulae Tremitanae, olim Diomedeae dictae - Antique map

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Isole Tremiti. "Insulae Tremitanae, olim Diomedeae dictae". Orig. copperplate engraving from the French edition of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, Amsterdam, 1663. Orig. old colouring. With engraved title, an ornamental cartouche with the key and many ships. 38:50 cm.

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Blaeu, Joan

Blaeu Joan

Amsterdam

1663

Isole Tremiti. "Insulae Tremitanae, olim Diomedeae dictae". Orig. copperplate engraving from the French edition of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, Amsterdam, 1663. Orig. old colouring. With engraved title, an ornamental cartouche with the key and many ships. 38:50 cm (15 x 19 3/4 inch.).

Koeman II, map 7570:2, ed. 2:611 (1663 French). - A very decorative map / birds-eye-view of the Isole Tremiti, also called "Isole Diomedee", an archipelago in the Adriatic Sea, north of the Gargano Peninsula. They constitute a "comune" of Italy's Province of Foggia and form part of the Gargano national park. - Very nice copy printed on paper with wide margins (53:63 cm; 21 x 24 3/4 inch.).


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