Rhodos/ Rhodes, Dodecanesus.

Bertius, Petrus/ Pieter. Jodicus Hondius II. "Rhodi", "Descriptio Rhodi. " Amsterdam Jodicus Hondius Jr. 1616
Copper engraved map of Rhodos, by Hondius from Petrus Bertius :"Tabularum geographicum contractarum libri septum. " Decorative cartouche. sea monster and galleon. Latin text to verso describing the succeeding map. Dark impression. Light dampstaining to lower, blank, margin
Zacharakis 375/240; Koeman: Lan 11. 98 by 132mm (3¾ by 5¼ inches).    €180

Chios/Scio, Northern Aegean.

Bertius, Petrus/ Pieter. Jodicus Hondius II. "Scio", "Descriptio Chii Ins. " Amsterdam Jodicus Hondius Jr. 1616
Copper engraved map ofChios, by Hondius from Petrus Bertius :"Tabularum geographicum contractarum libri septum. " Decorative cartouche. sea monster and tireme. Latin text to verso describing the succeeding map. Dark impression. Light dampstaining to lower, blank, margin
Zacharakis 374/239; Koeman: Lan 11. 95 by 133mm (3¾ by 5¼ inches).    €200

Crete.

Blaeu, Guiljelmus. Candia. "Candia olim Creta." Amsterdam Joahannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1640
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Greece from volume 3 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive Atlas novus. Pars Tertia" Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
General map of Greece showing the peninsular and the Archipelago across to the coast of Asia Minor.
Title cartouche and two blank shields; ships to sea. Original colour; toning and general scattered spotting; tiny wormholes to upper & lower corners of blank margins; lower centre fold split with tape repair to verso.
Zacharakis;386/245;7Koeman1, Bl 36A [275/F] 382 by 528mm (15 by 20¾ inches).    €550

Macedonia Epirus and Achaia, Continental Greece.

Blaeu, Guiljelmus. Macadonia, Epirus & Achaia. "Macadonia, Epirus et Achaia." Amsterdam Joahannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1642
Copper engraved map of Continental Greece from volume 3 of Joan Blaeu's "Novus Atlas" Double page; folio; black & white; German text to verso.
The map shows Continental Greece from Albania to the Corinthian Gulf, naming the regions of Macedonia, Epirus and Achaia amongst others. Macedonia includes the whole plain of Thessally; Mount Athos and Thessalonika in the region of Iamboli; the Ionian Islands and Euboa with the Northern Sporades and Skyros. Decorative title cartouche; scale; ship to sea. Dark impression; clean with very minor spotting to margins.
Zacharakis;387/248; Koeman1, Bl 41A [273/C] 423 by 497mm (16¾ by 19½ inches).    €600

Macedonia Epirus and Achaia, Continental Greece.

Blaeu, Guiljelmus. Macadonia, Epirus & Achaia. "Macadonia, Epirus et Achaia." Amsterdam Joahannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1640
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Continental Greece from volume 3 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive Atlas novus. Pars Tertia" Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
The map shows Continental Greece from Albania to the Corinthian Gulf, naming the regions of Macedonia, Epirus and Achaia amongst others. Macedonia includes the whole plain of Thessally; Mount Athos and Thessalonika in the region of Iamboli; the Ionian Islands and Euboa with the Northern Sporades and Skyros. Decorative old coloured title cartouche; scale; ship to sea. Original colour; lightly toned with some spotting worse to margins, one darker spot to sea outside Pireus; tiny wormholes to side margins.
Zacharakis;387/248; Koeman1, Bl 36A [273/C] 423 by 497mm (16¾ by 19½ inches).    €650

Peloponnesus.

Blaeu, Guiljelmus. Morea. "Morea olim Peloponnesus." Amsterdam Joahannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1659
Original coloured, copper engraved map of the Peloponnesus from Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Mayor. sino Cosmographia Bavania en La Qual Exactamente Se descrive La tierre, El mar Y El Cielo" Double page; folio; Spanish text to verso.
The map shows the Peloponnesus with the gulf of Corinth to the north, the islands of the Saronic Gulf and Cerigo/ Kithera
Decorative old coloured title cartouche surmounted by the Ottoman flag; scale cartouche to upper right; ships to sea.
From the scarce Spanish text edition of the" Atlas Major". Original colour; minor spotting worse to margins; left margin trimmed but ample; two worm tracks [approx 10mm] to each side blank margin; short split at lower centre fold & crease to lower left corner [backed with archival tape] .
Zacharakis;385/246; Koeman1, Bl 60A [274/Kkk] 412 by 494mm (16¼ by 19½ inches).    €650

The Archipelago of Greece by Bordone.

Bordone, Benedetto Archipelago. Greece. Venice Nicolò Zappino 1528
Double page wood engraved map of Greece and the Archipelago from the "Isolario" of Benedetto Bordone; set in a page of text with text to verso. Modern hand colour to sea; verso blank.
One of the few large plates from Bordone's Isolario. Good impression; as often, trimmed to top and bottom just missing plate outline; 2mm margins left and right; slight creasing due to guard at verso.
Zacharakis: 481/284 285 by 400mm (11¼ by 15¾ inches).    €1150

An unusual map of Rhodos

Bordone, Benedetto "Rhodo" Venice Nicolò Zappino 1528
Wood engraved map of RHodes from the "Isolario" of Benedetto Bordone; set in a page of text with text to verso. Modern hand colour. Good impression .
Zacharakis: 517/320 60 by 142mm (2¼ by 5½ inches).    €250

Early Map of Naxos.

Bordonne, Benedetto. Naxos, [Folegandros; Iraklia, Schinoussa & Keros.] "Nixia". Venice Nicolò Zappino. 1528 or later.
Wood cut engraved map of Naxos from "Libro di Benedetto Bordone nel qual si ragiona de tutte l'isole del mondo ..." otherwise the "Isolario di Benedetto Bordone nel qual siragigiona di tutte le isole Del mondo..."published in 1534.
The map is set within a page of text ; on the verso are 2 further maps of Folegandros/ Policandro with the adjoining islands of Sikino &c. and of Iraklia, Schinoussa & Keros.
The very stylized maps are reminiscent of those by dalla Sonetti, the first printed maps of the Greek islands published in 1485-6 Dark impression; light toning; paper fault in 6th line of text; old ink annotations to margins.
Phillips 164; Sabin 6421: Zacharakis:518/321, 504/307,505/308. 84 by 145mm (3¼ by 5¾ inches) each map.    €250

Rhodos, Dodecanesus

Boschini, Marco. Rhodos "Rodi" Venice Niccolini, Francesco 1658
Copper engraved map of Rhodos from "L'Archipelago con tutte Isole, scolgio secche, e bassi fondi, con i mare, golfi, seni, porti, citta e' castelli. " Italian text to succeeding map to verso. Modern hand colour. Good impression, show through of text and engraved tail piece from. verso
Blackmer :172; Zacharakis:547/349. 173 by 120mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €500