"Calabria Ultra olim Altera Magnae Graeciae pars", Blaeu, (Family)

This beautifully engraved chart covers the southern most portion of Calabria with just the tip of Sicily shown. It is adorned with a decorative cartouche with the Calabrian coat of arms and two allegorical female figures holding horns of plenty. It is also embellished with two compass roses, a sea monster and several ships including a battle between a man-o-war and two galley ships. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A+

Superb original color, heightened with gold and wide original margins. There is a tiny worm hole in the bottom border, still a very fine example that is archivally encapsulated in a Mylar sleeve.