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Melite vulgo Malta cum vicinis Goza, quae olim Gaulos, et Comino insulis

Description:

uti exhibetur á Nic. de Fer ; nunc aeri incisa per Matth. Seutter, chaleographum augustanum.

Relief shown pictorially.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Compass rose, rhumb lines, figurative illustration of ship in inset, coats of arms.

Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns.

Decorative cartouches.

Maltese archipelago, with a dramatic inset of an Order ship and vanquished Turks. Plan of Valletta and Three Cities: with large panel containing the coats-of-arms of Grand Masters from the founder Gerard to Antonio Manoel de Vilhena (1722-1736), the 65th Grand Master and 23rd in Malta. Above this inset is a Grand Master, with cherubs, over spaces for more coats-of-arms. From an early edition of Atlas Novus copied from Nicolas de Fer, whom Seutter acknowledges in the title. Seutter served his apprenticeship with Homann in Nuremburg.

Inset map: plan of Valletta and its harbours at the lower left corner of sheet.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/cj045sy6471

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/cj045sy6471

Language:

lat

Creator:

Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720 and Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756

Publisher:

Matth. Seutter

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Bird's-eye views

Date Issued:

1722

Spatial Coverage:

Malta

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection – Maps of Malta courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false