A 16th century map of Crete

Name: A 16th century map of Crete
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso.

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Venice, c.1590. 110 x 150mm, set in Italian text.

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An early map of Crete, with the Labyrinth marked on the island and the seas filled with ships, sea monsters and a crab. Engraved by Girolamo Porro of Padua, the map was published in Porcacchi's 'L'Isole del Mondo', first published in 1572.

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