ΚΡΗΤΗ - ΕΝΕΤΙΚΟΣ 1563

Ναυτικός Χάρτης Κρήτης (1563)
Ο κατασκευαστής είναι ο Κρητικός, κατά τον Σάθα, Γεώργιος Καλαπόδας (Giorgio Calapoda). Ο χάρτης βρίσκεται στο παλάτι των Δόγηδων στην Βενετία. Διακρίνονται αρκετά καλά οι οικισμοί, τα καστέλια, τα λιμάνια και οι κάμποι της Κρήτης με τα βενετσιάνικα ονόματά τους.

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Muenster, SebastianVon der Insel Creta. - Candia seu Creta insula.
Basel, Petri 1628 [8 x 16 cm]
Decorative early woodcut, showing a map of the island of Crete, published in the 'Cosmographia' by Sebastian Muenster (German edition). Decorative map of Crete, showing some place names as well rivers and mountains.
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Das Sechste Buch. - Von der Insel Creta.

Basel, Henricus Petri. 1628 [7,8 x 15,45 cm]
Woodcut, hand colored in wash. Decorative hand colored woodcut map showing a view of Crete, published in a German text edition of the 'Cosmographia' by Sebastian Muenster.

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Greece -Southern Greece and Crete S. D. U. K.Turkey III. Containing the Southern Part of Greece and Candia. Published under the superintendence of the society for the diffusion of usefull knowledge.
London, Baldwin & Cradock, September 1829 [28,6 x 36,5 cm]
Steel engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. This antique map shows us Southern Greece, the Peloponnese and Candia (Crete). With many engraved place names, rivers, mountains, etc. At the lower left corner we find a view of the Acropolis in Athens.

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Mallet, Allain Manesson Isle De Candie. -Paris 1683 [ca. 15 x 11 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in wash and outline, published in Allain M. Mallet's description of the world. This decorative map shows the island Candia. Inside the map are many rivers, mountains, place names engraved.

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Blaeu, Joan & Guiljelmus Candia olim Creta Amsterdam 1666 [ cm]
Engraved map in fine contemporary colors in outline and wash. Published in the edition of Blaeu's 'Atlas Maior'. Ornated with a nice allegoric cartouche, ships and shields for coat of arms. The island of Crete is shown quite accurate with detailed engraved rivers, mountains and villages.

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Ortelius, Abraham Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip.
Antwerp, Juan Baptist Vrients 1612 [36,4 x 50,9 cm]
Original copper engraving, published 1612 in the famous Vrients-edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'.