"Malta", Porcacchi, Tomaso
Subject: Malta
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 is one of the earliest separate maps of Malta, with north oriented at the bottom. The map is adorned with a compass rose, sea monsters, sailing ship, merman, and a decorative cartouche featuring a wind head. The coast of Sicily is at bottom, and appears to be equidistant to Malta as the coast of Gozo, which is strangely depicted due west. Engraved by Girolamo Porro and printed on a full sheet (7 x 10.5") of Italian text.
References: King (2nd Ed.), p. 57-59.
Condition: B+
A few small, unobtrusive spots and marginal soiling. There is a small hole in blank margin at top, far from map image.
