![[Greece & Islands]](/map/small/41869.jpg)
Interesting early map of a portion of Greece, which appeared in the 1538 edition of Solinus' Polyhistor, rerum toto orbe memorabilium thesaurus locupletissimus. Huic ob argumenti similitudinem Pomponii Melae de situ orbis libros tres adiunximus. The...
Fine unfolded example of Gastaldi's modern map of Greece, one of the earliest modern maps of Greece, from Gastaldi's Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alexandrino . . . , published in Venice in 1548. Giacomo Gastaldi is considered as the foremost Italian...
![Tabula Europae X [Greece]](/map/small/45830.jpg)
Interesting map of the region includiing Greece, from the 1548 edition of Ptolemy's Geographia. Gastaldi's maps are considered important early maps for regional collectors. Giacomo Gastaldi was one of the most important Italian mapmakers of the...
Nice example of Antonio Salamanca's 1558 map of Greece, based upon Nikolaos Sophianos's landmark 8-sheet map of Greece, from classical and modern authorities. Antonio Salamanca's map of Greece is the earliest obtainable map based upon Nikolaos...
![[Greece] and [Eoboea]](/map/small/59211.jpg)
Fascinating map of Greece, with Euboea (Evia) on verso, from Honter's 1561 De Cosmographiae Rudimentis. Honter's maps are based upon modern sources and are among the earliest modern printed maps of the regions shown.
![[Eastern Mediterranean]](/map/small/59510sb.jpg)
The Only Surviving Example Rare Lafreri school map of the Eastern Mediterranean and vicinity. The map is the Southeastern Sheet of an Unrecorded Map of Europe, published in Venice. The present example is the third state of three.
![[Eastern Mediterranean]](/map/small/61501sb.jpg)
Only known example of the rare map of of the Eastern Mediterranean. As note by Bifolco, this unique map is one of four sheets from a 16th century wall map of Europe, which an incomplete example survives the Civic Library of Bergamo in Italy (3 of 4...
Fascinating map of a ship in the Mediterranean. Islansd mentioned in the text include Sicily, Rhodes, Delos, Alone, and Thera.
One of the earliest obtainable printed maps of Negroponte. From Porcacchi's L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, one of the most popular Isolario's of the 16th Century. Italian text below map and on the verso.
One of the earliest obtainable printed maps of Greece. From Porcacchi's L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, one of the most popular Isolario's of the 16th Century. Italian text below map and on the verso.
One of the earliest obtainable printed maps of Morea. From Porcacchi's L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, one of the most popular Isolario's of the 16th Century. Italian text below map and on the verso.
![Cyprus Insula [with] Candia, Olim Creta](/map/small/65746.jpg)
Striking example of Ortelius' first map of Cyprus and Crete, from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the World. The map is based upon earlier maps by Bordone (1528) and Camocio (1564). During the time of the map's creation,...
Fine early map of the Island of Zante, engraved by Natale Bonifacio (NB F in lower right corner). As noted by Peter Meuer in The Stabo Illustratus Atlas: The . . . best known cartographic works of the engraver Natale Bonifacio is a series of maps...
![Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip. [Crete, Metellino, Cerigo, Scarpanto, Nicsia, Santorini, Milo, Stalimene, Negroponte, Rodus and Scio]](/map/small/59922mp2.jpg)
Nice full color example of Ortelius' maps of of Crete and 10 other islands, from the Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. Includes Metellino, Cerigo, Scarpanto, Nicsia, Santorini, Milo, Stalimene, Negroponte, Rodus...
Decorative map of Greece and surrounding Islands and contiguous regions, from Ortelius' Theatrum, based upon the work of Giacomo Gastaldi. The map is embellished by a sailing ship and a large ornate cartouche. The map shows cities, rivers, mountains,...
Scarce map of the fortified city and harbor at Rhodes, which appeared in Francois de Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde. The map is intended to illustrate the Harbor at Rhodes, which had been constructed by the Knights of St....
