Peloponnese, Greece, Morea Peninsula, copperplate map, Camocio, Isole Famose, 1571 - Old maps for sale

Author: Camocio, Giovanni Francesco

Publisher: Camocio

Published: Venice

Publishing year: 1571

Peloponnese, Greece. "Morea Peninsula ...". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. F. Camocio, 'Isole Famose ...', Venice, ca. 1571. With title cartouche, a compass rose and many ships. 21,5:15,5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inch.) on paper sized 26:19 cm.

 Zacharakis: A catalogue of printed maps of Greece 1477-1800, 2nd edition, 1992; map nr. 503. - First state of the plate, without the number in the lower right corner. - A rare map of the Peloponnese or Peloponnesus. - Giovanni Francesco Camocio (1501-1575) was active as map publisher in Venice between 1558 and 1575. He was one of the most important mapmakers of the Lafreri School.

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