Merians’ Map of Chios

Famosae in. Archipelago, Chius hodie Scio Insulae, victricibus nuper Venetorum classe et armis Turcarum imperio ereptae, nec non aliarum adjacentium insularum Metelino et Samos nova delineatio.

This map of Chios, originally drawn by David Funck and also published by Homann; this version published by Merian’s heirs in the Theatrum Europaeum.

The title refers to the brief Venetian occupation of 1694-95, during the Morean War.

Condition & Materials

Copper engraving, 21.5 x 30.5 cm, black and white, blank verso.

References 

Zacharakis, Printed Maps of Greece, 2295/1513.