A 16th century map of Crete

PORCACCHI, Tomaso.

Candia
Venice, c.1590. 110 x 150mm, set in Italian text.

An early map of Crete, with the Labyrinth marked on the island and the seas filled with ships, sea monsters and a crab. Engraved by Girolamo Porro of Padua, the map was published in Porcacchi's 'L'Isole del Mondo', first published in 1572.


Stock ID : 23214