This is the first state of this splendid composite of six maps of the major islands in the Mediterranean: Sardinia, Sicily, Corfu, Djerba, Elba, and Malta. Each map is beautifully engraved and embellished with a variety of ships including a sinking ship off the coast of Malta where Saint Paul was supposed to have shipwrecked. French text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #141.
Condition: A
A sharp impression on a clean, bright sheet of watermarked paper with a couple of minute worm holes and minor marginal soiling.