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"Stalimene", Porcacchi, Tomaso

Subject: Lemnos, Greece

Period: 1605 (published)

Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo

Color: Black & White

Size:

5.5 x 4 inches
14 x 10.2 cm

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This elegantly engraved map of Lemnos features nice detail of the topography and identifies key cities, including Paleocastro (Myrina). It is decorated with an ornate title cartouche, compass rose, and several small sea monsters in the stippled sea. On a sheet of Italian text measuring 7.6 x 11.2".

References: King (3rd ed.) #1572; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #190-34.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a sheet with minor foxing along the edges.

Estimate: $110 - $140

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Closed on 11/12/2025

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"Stalimene", Porcacchi, Tomaso

Subject: Lemnos, Greece

Period: 1605 (published)

Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo

Color: Black & White

Size:

5.5 x 4 inches
14 x 10.2 cm

This elegantly engraved map of Lemnos features nice detail of the topography and identifies key cities, including Paleocastro (Myrina). It is decorated with an ornate title cartouche, compass rose, and several small sea monsters in the stippled sea. On a sheet of Italian text measuring 7.6 x 11.2".

References: King (3rd ed.) #1572; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #190-34.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a sheet with minor foxing along the edges.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 11/12/2025

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"Stalimene", Porcacchi, Tomaso

Subject: Lemnos, Greece

Period: 1605 (published)

Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo

Color: Black & White

Size:

5.5 x 4 inches14 x 10.2 cm

This elegantly engraved map of Lemnos features nice detail of the topography and identifies key cities, including Paleocastro (Myrina). It is decorated with an ornate title cartouche, compass rose, and several small sea monsters in the stippled sea. On a sheet of Italian text measuring 7.6 x 11.2".

References: King (3rd ed.) #1572; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #190-34.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a sheet with minor foxing along the edges.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 11/12/2025

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5.5 x 4 inches
14 x 10.2 cm