DESCRIPTION: Rare antique nautical chart of the harbor and anchorages near Cartagena, Spain in the region of Murcia. Simple, antique wood-cut print with profile view of the village of Cartagena, a compass rose, and soundings set in a much larger page of Italian text . Italian text also on verso largely consists of sailing directions ( distances and courses to steer between ports ).
Probably a copy by Coronelli derived from an atlas / pilot guide originally produced by the Genoan cartographer Francesco Maria Levanto in 1664 in "La Prima Parte dello Specchio del Mare…" . The Specchio del Mare was reissued later by Coronelli in 1697 and bears a strong similarity in paper, format, and typography to Coronelli's Isolario or Island Book. Charts from the Specchio del Mare are quite scarce and a small port plan such as this in text , even more scarce. Page 15. Chain laid paper.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1697
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Spain
BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean
CONDITION: Good.
 No condition issues.
COLORING: None
ENGRAVER: Coronelli
SIZE: 10
" x
6 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 8
PRICE: $325
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