A scarce miniature plan of Nicosia
BEAUVAU, Henri de.
Nicosie.
Nancy: Jacob Garnich, 1615. 110 x 160mm, set in a French text index.
A rare plan of Nicosia, showing the star shaped walls.
It was published in from Henry de Beauvau's 'Relation Journaliere du Voyage du Levant', an account of the French diplomatic expedition of 1605-10 to Constantinople to meet the new Sultan, Ahmed I. A second edition was published in 1619 with identical letterpress.
BCCF: 57.
Stock ID : 23469
£950
£950
A scarce miniature plan of Nicosia
BEAUVAU, Henri de.
Nicosie.
Nancy: Jacob Garnich, 1615. 110 x 160mm, set in a French text index.
A rare plan of Nicosia, showing the star shaped walls.
It was published in from Henry de Beauvau's 'Relation Journaliere du Voyage du Levant', an account of the French diplomatic expedition of 1605-10 to Constantinople to meet the new Sultan, Ahmed I. A second edition was published in 1619 with identical letterpress.
BCCF: 57.
Stock ID : 23469
£950
£950