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AbeBooks Seller since 26 June 2014
Amsterdam: c.1680, blank verso. Old colour. 350 x 500mm. Old ink mss. numeral in top margin. A very decorative map of the island of Cyprus embellished with a large cartouche to the bottom right showing Leda being drawn across the sea by a pair of swans.Also featuring a scale cartouche, two coats of arms, two wind roses and three sailing ships. Curiously the spelling of Nicosia in this map is shown as "Nocosia". ZACHARAKIS: 3277/2141. Seller Inventory # 23017
Title: Cyprus Insula.
Publication Date: 1680