Title: Cyprus Insula Author: Blaeu, Willem Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Date: c.1640 Description: Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline, with colored pictorial cartouche & 2 colored armorial shields. 38x50.4 cm. (15x20"). Map of the island of Cyprus based on the earlier work of Ortelius, but with a beautiful composition that makes it one of the most desirable maps of the island, and many of its decorative features were copied by other cartographers. At top are two coats of arms, of the House of the Lusignans, and the Turkish arms. There are compass roses, sailing ships, and rhumb lines. The large cartouche at bottom right shows Aphrodite being drawn across the sea in a seashell chariot pulled by a pair of swans, while Cupid pierces her heart with an arrow. German text on verso. Lot Amendments Condition: Some soiling, paper darkened, a few small marginal chips at top edges, about very good. Item number: 281799a
Title: Cyprus Insula Author: Blaeu, Willem Place: Amsterdam Publisher: Date: c.1640 Description: Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline, with colored pictorial cartouche & 2 colored armorial shields. 38x50.4 cm. (15x20"). Map of the island of Cyprus based on the earlier work of Ortelius, but with a beautiful composition that makes it one of the most desirable maps of the island, and many of its decorative features were copied by other cartographers. At top are two coats of arms, of the House of the Lusignans, and the Turkish arms. There are compass roses, sailing ships, and rhumb lines. The large cartouche at bottom right shows Aphrodite being drawn across the sea in a seashell chariot pulled by a pair of swans, while Cupid pierces her heart with an arrow. German text on verso. Lot Amendments Condition: Some soiling, paper darkened, a few small marginal chips at top edges, about very good. Item number: 281799a
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