PCT-61429

Antique Map of the Island of Psara by Dapper (1688)

  • Condition: Good, given age. Small piece of paper missing in the margin bottom left corner;backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1688
  • Overall size: 20 x 14.8 cm.
  • Image size: 16.7 x 12.5 cm.
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.. Antique Map of the Island of Psara by Dapper (1688)

Description: Antique map titled 'Sara.'  Map of Psara ( Psyra or Ipsera) Island (North East Aegean Islands), Greece. This map originates from 'Nauwkeurige Beschrijving der eilanden in de Archipel der Middellantsche Zee' by Olfert Dapper.

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.