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MED1997

Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio
Date: 1598 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: Abraham Ortelius’s fine map showing six of the major islands of the Mediterranean, including Sicily, Sardinia, and Malta. Original hand-colour. French text on verso.
Map Ref: MED1997

MED2323

Cartographer: Giuseppe Rosaccio
Title: : Europae Tabula VII
Date: 1599 Size: 10 x 7 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Early copper-engraved map of Sardinia, Malta, and Sicily. Published by Rosaccio in his 1599 edition of Ptolemy's "Geographia". Strong impression.
Map Ref: MED2323

MED2274

Cartographer: Samuel Purchas
Title: : Peregrinatio Paul
Date: 1625 Size: 8 x 5 inches
Published: London
Description: Early map of the eastern Mediterranean from Sicily to the Levant showing the travels of St. Paul from the Holy Land to Rome. Coloured.
Map Ref: MED2274

MED2217

Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Argonautica
Date: 1658 Size: 21 x 17 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Decorative historical map of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea with inset maps of Europe, Turkey and Southern Italy highlighting the route of Jason and the Argonauts. Latin text on verso. Original colour.
Map Ref: MED2217

MED2324

Cartographer: Jan Jansson
Title: : Insularum Sardiniae et Corsicae | Insular Aliquot Aegaei Maris Antiqua Descrip.
Date: 1661 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Ten maps of various Mediterranean islands together on one page, including Sardinia, Corsica, Rhodes, Euboea, Chios, Lemnos, Lesbos, Samos, and Ikaria. Ancient place names are given. Coloured.
Map Ref: MED2324

MED2140

Cartographer: Vincenzo Coronelli
Title: : Ristretto del Mediterraneo
Date: c. 1692 Size: 48 x 18 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Stunning two-sheet map of the Mediterranean engraved and decorated with Vincenzo Coronelli's characteristic Baroque flamboyance. (SL)
Map Ref: MED2140

MED2118

Cartographer: Vincenzo Coronelli
Title: : Le Coste Maritime dell'Isole di Sardigna e Corsica
Date: 1696 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Sea chart of the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia oriented with north on the left. Embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses, and a scrollwork title cartouche. Elba also appears on the map in the upper-left corner.
Map Ref: MED2118

MED2129

Cartographer: Vincenzo Coronelli
Title: : Parte Occidentale del Mediterraneo
Date: 1696 Size: 21 x 15 inches
Published: Venice
Description: Sea chart of the Western Mediterranean from the Strait of Gibraltar to Italy and the Adriatic Sea. The map is embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses, and a large title cartouche. An index table below the map lists the Western Mediterranean’s important ports.
Map Ref: MED2129

MED2007

Cartographer: Pieter van der Aa
Title: : L. Ronwolfs Reys-Togten, door de Levant, of Oosterse Landschappen der Middellandse Zee
Date: 1707 Size: 9 x 6 inches
Published: Leiden
Description: Map of the Eastern Mediterranean showing the 1573-76 journey of German physician Leonhard Rauwolf from Marseille to Aleppo in search of new herbal medicines. Coloured.
Map Ref: MED2007

MED2104

Cartographer: Brémond & Michelot
Title: : Nouvelle Carte des Cotes de Catalogne, Rousillon, Languedoc, Provence, L'Italie et Partie de L'Isle de Corse
Date: 1718 Size: 53 x 18 inches
Published: Marseilles
Description: Magnificent and rare sea chart of the Western Mediterranean stretching from the east coast of Spain to the west coast of Italy. Includes six large insets of important harbours. [Tube]
Map Ref: MED2104

MED2156

Cartographer: Herman Moll
Title: : A Chart of the Mediterranean Sea
Date: c. 1720 Size: 16 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: Charming chart of the Mediterranean Sea with an inset of Gibraltar which had just been ceded to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713.
Map Ref: MED2156

MED2107

Cartographer: Brémond & Michelot
Title: : Suite des Costes d'Espagne et Barbarie
Date: 1723 Size: 27 x 19 inches
Published: Marseilles
Description: Magnificent sea chart of the western Mediterranean including the Costa Blanca, Ibiza, and the coast of Algeria. Embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses, and a glorious title cartouche.
Map Ref: MED2107

MED2114

Cartographer: Brémond & Michelot
Title: : Carte Particuliere des Cotes d'Espagne et Barbarie
Date: 1723 Size: 27 x 19 inches
Published: Marseilles
Description: Magnificent chart of the western Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Cartagena, Spain. Inset maps of Gibraltar and Tangiers. Embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses, and a grand title cartouche.
Map Ref: MED2114

MED2109

Cartographer: Brémond & Michelot
Title: : [Eastern Mediterranean]
Date: 1726 Size: 27 x 19 inches
Published: Marseilles
Description: Magnificent sea chart of the eastern Mediterranean including Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and the Levant. Embellished wtih rhumb lines, compass roses, and a grand cartouche. Inset map of Alexandria.
Map Ref: MED2109

MED2110

Cartographer: Brémond & Michelot
Title: : Nouvelle Carte Generalle de la Mer Mediterranee
Date: 1726 Size: 27 x 19 inches
Published: Marseilles
Description: Magnificent sea chart of the western Mediterranean from Portugal to Sardinia and Corsica. Embellished with rhumb lines, a spectacular title cartouche, and beautiful compass roses.
Map Ref: MED2110

MED2113

Cartographer: Brémond & Michelot
Title: : [Central Mediterranean]
Date: 1726 Size: 27 x 19 inches
Published: Marseilles
Description: Magnificent chart of the central Mediterranean, including Italy, the Adriatic Sea, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and North Africa. Embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses, and an inset map of Tripoli.
Map Ref: MED2113

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