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Valletta citta Nova di Malta

Description:

Matthaeus Merian.

Relief shown pictorially.

Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns.

Compass roses, decorative cartouche, legend, and coat of arms.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Birds-eye view of fortified Valletta, with key. Note the Cross of St. John on the compass rose on the inset map of the Maltese archipelago. A second compass rose has a map of the Italian peninsula. From Merrian's Topographia (1640-1730). Copy of Villamena (LDOSJ: 1312) with no alterations to map. Note the Coat of Arms (lower left corner) of Alof de Wignacourt 1601-1622, 53rd Grand Master and 11th in Malta of the Langue of France.

"F. Villamena F. cű privilegio summi pontificis superiorum permissu".

Mason and Willis 33. LDOSJ: 1358 Tonna-Barthet pp. 175-178.

Valletta and the Three Cities. Arms of unidentified French noble. Note the Cross of St. John on the compass rose on the inset map of the Maltese archipelago. SW at top. After Villamena’s map of 1600-1602. In Sommaire des Privileges Octroyez a l’Ordre de S. Jean. Naberat.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xs966pk5621

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xs966pk5621

Language:

lat

Creator:

Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 and Douillier, J, d. 1838

Publisher:

M. Merian

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1640

Spatial Coverage:

Malta and Valletta (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