"Sicilia", Porcacchi, Tomaso
Subject: Sicily, Italy
Period: 1576-1605 (circa)
Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
5.5 x 4 inches
14 x 10.2 cm
This delightful miniature map of Sicily is adorned with a decorative title cartouche, a compass rose, and three tiny sea monsters. The small islands surrounding Sicily are shown, as well as the southern tip of Italy. Mount Etna is depicted erupting. Engraved by Girolamo Porro and printed on a full sheet (7 x 10.3") of Italian text.
References: King (2nd Ed.), p. 57-59.
Condition: B+
A few small, unobtrusive spots, marginal soiling, and old manuscript writing in blank margins. There is some minor insect damage in text and blank margins, far from map image.
