L'Ile de Malte anciennement Melita dans la Mer Mediterranee, avec ses Villes, Bourgs et Bayes

Alternate title

Map of Malta

Publisher Pierre Vande Aa 1659 - 1733

Classification(s)

Art / Prints

Object TypeEngraving

Registration NumberFAS/MAPS/8

DescriptionAn engraving on paper mounted on wooden board and framed with white passpartout in a wooden commercial frame behind glass. This map has detailed place names. The orientation of this map is towards the west with coordinates placed around the border of the map. The map's title is within a cartouche. The latter is surrounded by various scenes, including St. Paul's shipwreck and a naval battle. This map was printed from the plate published in Graevius (map 152), but now numbered '36.' in ink at bottom-right corner.

The map was published by Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), a Dutch publisher known for the production of maps and atlases. In addition to this, he is known for publishing pirated editions of foreign works. He worked in Leiden, the Netherlands and eventually became the leading printer of the city and the university.InscriptionsOn recto "Mer Mediterranee L'Ile de Malte, anciennement Melita, dans la Mer Mediterranee, avec ses Villes, Bourgs et Bayes, de nouveau publiee par Pierre Vander Aa, Marchand Libraire a Leide. Lieues de France de 20 au Degre. Lieues d'Italie de 60 au Degre". Also contains inscriptions on the map with the names of towns and villages, the scale on the perimeter and number "36" at the bottom right-hand corner. On verso in blue ink "FAS/MAPS/8 15134-5".Material

Parchment; ink; wood.

Technique

Engraving black ink on parchment. Mahogany decorative frame.

Dimensions49.4 x 62.7cm (framed); 28 x 36.5cm (unframed)

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