Decorative map of Euboa,with a view of Chalkis.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Map of Euboa with a view of Chalkis. "Regno di negroponte...". Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1692-7
Large double page copper engraved plate with a map of Euboa and view of Chalkis/ Negroponte from CORONELLI's "Corso Geographico Universale." of 1692. Black & white; verso blank.
The large decorative map is surrounded by an ornate baroque border. The map is engraved as if upon a drape or curtain, being held aloft by a putti to reveal a view of the city of Negroponte or Chalkida, showing the narrow straits with the castle. The Lion of Venice stands in the foreground.
Euboa was held by the Venetians and the Veronese after the Fourth Crusade with Chalcis in the hands of the Venetians, The island fell to the Ottomans in in 1470 after a long siege. As an important trade port for the Venetians they attempted to regain Negroponte in 1688 but were held off by the Ottomans. Dark impression on thick laid paper; 5 wormholes at centrefold and another top left close to edge of plate; printed slightly crooked on page hence upper margin short [approx. 3-10mm]; slight browning to centrefold due to glue of guard and browning to extreme edges.
Zacharakis; 1091/676. 460 by 610mm (18 by 24 inches).    €1200

Euboea/ Euboia. .

Dapper, Olfert after Marco Boschini "Negroponte" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved double page map of Euboea, formerly Negroponte.
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Double page, folio, verso blank. Good impression. Centre fold split to lower margin [40mm ] entering printed area 20mm. Some creasing at the same point. Folded to fit folio. Margins ample.
Zacherakis 6944/444 under"Boschini" 273 by 360mm (10¾ by 14¼ inches).    €400

Alonissos, Sporades

Dapper, Olfert "Pelagnisi & Dromi" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
2 Copper engraved maps on one page; Alonissos / Peliganisi and Dromi
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, verso blank. Good impressions. . Lower margin short, 5mm. just touching platemark. Right margin 8-10mm.
Zacherakis 1308/892 130 by 175mm (5 by 7 inches) each map.    €250

Skyros. Sporades.

Dapper, Olfert "Schiros" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved map of Skyros. set in a page of Dutch text [page121]
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. Dark impression with ample margins
Zacherakis 1310/894 132 by 174mm (5¼ by 6¾ inches).    €180

Euboae- Negroponte.

Lasor, a. Varea Alphonse [also known under the pseudonym R Savonarola.] Euboae. "Isola del Negroponte, Euboea." Padua : ex typographia olim Frambotti, nunc Jo. Baptistae Conzatti. 1713
Copper engraved map of Euboae from Lasor's "Universus terrarum orbis scriptorum calamo delineatus ... qui de Europae, Asiae, Africae, & Americae regnis, provinciis, populis, civitatibus....". Modern hand colour; set in a psge of text; text to verso.
The map is by Natale Bonifazio [ Bonifacio] Sibenicensis engraver who worked producing maps and engravings first in Venice where his maps were published by amongst others Camoccio and Bertelli and then in Rome where he was part of the Lafrerei school of engravers.
Page number to upper right corner and monogramm "NB F" to lower corner.
Compass rose and ship to sea. Good impression ; modern hand colour; mounted.
Zacharakis:1864/1237; Cox II, 542: 'a most remarkable book'; Graesse IV, 115; Sabin 39133; Shirley BL, T.LAS-1a. 205 by 155mm (8 by 6 inches).    €600

Euboea/ Euboia, Continental Greece.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "I. s de Schiro et Negropont". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Euboea/ Euboia [Negroponte] and Skyros off the coast of Beotia, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression.
Zacharakis 2142/1406 152 by 107mm (6 by 4¼ inches).    €70

Alonisos, Northern Sporades.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Alonisos. "Pelagnesi." Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Alonisos, called "Pelegnisi " from "L'Egeo redivivo , o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso.

. Good impression ; slight show through of text from verso.
Zacharakis :2680/1744 170 by 123mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €200

Dromi, Northern Sporades.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Dromi. "Isole Gildromi." Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Dromi and surrounding small islands, south of Skopolos from "L'Egeo redivivo, o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso.

. Good impression ; slight show through of text from verso; heading & page number over printed entering image.
Zacharakis :2682/1746 170 by 122mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €100

Euboea,.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Euboea. "Negroponte". Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Euboea/ Negroponte and the coast of Achaæi from "L'Egeo redivivo , o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso.
. Good impression ; slight show through of text from verso; short margin [4mm] to rightside due to binder.
Zacharakis :2685/1749 170 by 121mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €300

Giora & Serakino, Northern Sporades.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Giora & Serakino. "Isole Sphegie." Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Giora/ Jura, Serakino and surrounding small islands from "L'Egeo redivivo, o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso.

. Good impression ; slight show through of text from verso.
Zacharakis :2679/1743 172 by 123mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €100

Skiathos. Northern Sporades.

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Skiathos. "Cycynnethus" [Pondico] Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Skiathos, called mistakenly Cynnethus or Pondico of from "L'Egeo redivivo , o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso.

. Good impression ; slight show through of text from verso.
Zacharakis :2684/1748 170 by 122mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €200

Skyros. Northern Sporades

Piacenza, Francesco Delinea Fran Placentia
Sculpsit Fran.Guianottus Mut. Skyros. "Schiros" Modena "Eredi Soliani stampatori Ducali" 1688
Copper engraved map of Skyros from "L'Egeo redivivo , o' sia choragraphia dell' Archipelago". Text to verso.
. Good impression ; slight show through of text from verso.
Zacharakis :2683/1747 171 by 123mm (6¾ by 4¾ inches).    €200

Euboea/Euboia.

Porcacchi Da Castiglione, Tommaso. Girolamo Porro Of Padua "Negroponte" Venice Simone Galignani & Girolamo Porro. 1576
Copper engrvaed map of Euboea/Eoboia, by Girolamo Porro from Porcacchi's " L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo" 1576 2nd edition [ 1st 1572]. Set in a page of descripive Italian text [page 143], with decorative, woodcut headpiece and historiated initial. Single page. folio, text to verso. Dark impression, wide margin. Light dampstaining to lower, blank, margin.
Zacharakis 2742/1794 110 by 150mm (4¼ by 6 inches).    €220

Scarce Miniature Map of Euboea.

Sandrardt, Jacob. Euboea. Negroponte. Nuremberg Sandrardt Jacob 1686
Copper engraved miniature map of Euboea from Sandrart's: Kurtze Beschreibung Von Dem Ursprung/ Aufnehmen/ Gebiete/ und Regierung der Weltberühmten Republick Venedig/ Mehrentheils den Jahren nach/ und in Form einer kurtzen Chronick verabfasset/ Wie auch eine kurtze Beschreibung der vornehmsten Griechischen Provintz und Pen-Insel Morea.
[Description of the origin/absorption/territories/and government of the world-famous Republic of Venice/mostly over the years/and written in the form of a short chronicle/as well as a short description of the most distinguished Greek province and pen island of Morea.]
Black and white, verso blank.
The map shows the island and the coast of Attica. Left margin short.
Zacharakis:3113/2065 115 by 66mm (4½ by 2½ inches).    €250

View from the Euripus Strait to Chalkis, Euboea,

Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von, Baron. Baron de Stackelberg del. Jaime Lith. Euripos today called Negropont. "Egripos aujourd'hui Nègropont.." Paris J.F. d'Ostervald 1829-1834
Black & white lithograph of the Chalkis Euboea from Stackelberg's " La Grèce. Vues Pitttoresques et Topographiques." First and only edition: double page from an unfolded edition; blank verso.
The view shows the town of Chalkis from the Euripos Strait, showing the walls of the town and the Euripos bridge linking the island to the mainland across the narrow strait . Clean and bright; one spot to image; unobtrusive adhesion marks to upper right margin just entering image; tear to lower margin [45mm] far from image; chips to left margin edge.
Navari/ Blackmer: 1593; Sotheby's/Blackmer 1031 370 by 625mm (14½ by 24½ inches)image including title.    €1200

Skyros, Sporades.

Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de After Claude Aubriet. Skyros. Amsterdam Janssoons van Waesberge. 1737
Copper engaraved Birds eye view/ map of the port of Skyros in the Sporades; set in a page of Dutch text [page 175, vol1] from Tournefort's "Beschryving van eene Reize naar de Levant" ["Relation D'Un Voyage du Levant"] 1737 [5th edition] large 4to, text to verso. . Good impression, with wide margins.
Blackmer/Navari 1318[1st edition]. Zacharakis 3538. 108 by 167mm (4¼ by 6½ inches).    €30