Corsica Mediterranean France Porcacchi 1576 sea monsters decorative early map July2019 virtually all with elaborate decorative

virtually all with elaborate decorative vignette scenery

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scarce and interesting mid-19th century German map

Inset lower left "Plan of Constantinople and Bosphorus"

Corsica Mediterranean France Porcacchi 1576 sea monsters decorative early map July2019 virtually all with elaborate decorativeDescrittione del l'Iso la di Corsica. (Europe, France, Corsica). Issued 1576, Venice, by Tomasso Porcacchi for his "L'Isole piu famose del Mondo". Map engraved by G. Porro. Charming 16th century engraved map. Strapwork title with caryatid figures, compass rose, four sea monsters and stipple oceans with interior detail impart a visual quality unique to this era. A very early separate depiction of this island. Nice looking example, pleasing age patina,