Porcacchi’s Map of Kythera Date of Publication_c.1692 each dissected into 21 panels

each dissected into 21 panels and laid on linen

Perhaps Wilkinson reasoned that his public would enjoy a reminder of an earlier English success

the map has become scarce

At stake was the European balance of power

among others

Porcacchi’s Map of Kythera Date of Publication_c.1692 each dissected into 21 panelsCerigo (Kythera) This map of Kythera was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial. It is from LIsole piu famose del Mondo, one of the most beautifully engraved of the Italian Isolaria or Island books. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 10. 8 x 14. 7 cm, recent hand colour.