Porcacchi’s Map of Kythera

Cerigo (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 L’Isole 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.