PCT-59223

Antique Map of Leros and other Islands by Dapper (1687)

  • Condition: Very good, given age. One tiny hardly visible worm hole in image. Light soiling in the margins. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1687
  • Overall size: 39.5 x 30.7 cm.
  • Image size: 34 x 26 cm.
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.. Antique Map of Leros and other Islands by Dapper (1687)

Description: Antique map titled 'Lero, Calamo, Zanara e Levita, Amorgo.' Sheet with four maps on one page showing the islands Leros, Kalimnos, and other islands, Greece. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Olfert Dapper' after an anonymous artist. Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland. Until today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.