Old owners ink inscription to blank fly leaf
leather and joints scuffed and rubbed but still supple
filled with commentary and images relating to that war
4 3/4" H x 8" W
light small scattered spotting within map area
Greece Macedonia Ottoman Empire Balkans Crete Aegean Sea 1685 Mallet map Artois Old owners ink inscription toGrece Generale. (Old Prints, Mallet Prints, Europe, Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Greece, Macedonia, Crete, Aegean Sea). Issued 1685, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming 17th century copper engraved map with lovely hand color. 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 pleasing