Rhodes Mediterranean Island Sailing Ships Sea Battle 1683 Mallet City View Print Assorted & Miscellaneous

Rhodes.(Old Maps, 17th Century Maps, Europe, Greece, Rhodes, Islands of the Mediterranean, Bird's Eye View, Sailing Ships, Sea Battle, City Walls). Issued 1683, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming 17th century copper engraved prospect birds-eye view with lovely hand color. Tall mast sailing ships in the harbor foreground, title fluttering across the sky in a long banner. The image has a near folk-art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason. Mostly clean and well preserved example, the image displays a fine patina. Sheet measures c. 7 7/8"H x 5 7/8"W. Printed area measures c. 5 1/2"H x 4"W. Cartographic Reference (s):Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 3, pp. 196.[B12324].