Porcacchi, Tomasso
1576

Greek Island of Karpathos or Scarpanto in the Aegean

Descrittione dell'isola di Scarpanto

DESCRIPTION: Interesting antique map from 1576, by Tomasso Porcacchi, of the Greek Aegean island of Scarpanto or Kárpathos, about 30 miles southwest of Rhodes. Karpathos is part of the Dodecanese island group. A few of the key features Porcacchi notes on this old map are: Porto Grato, Porto Tristano, Capo Bonadrea, Castro Calamo, and Fianti. The walled village of Scarpanto is depicted on the East end of the island with three mountains directly to the west: M. St. Elya, M. Ores, and M. Anchinara.

On a full page with text. Wood-cut capital letter "P" at the beginning of the textual desription of Candia, in Italian, just below the map.

Printed in Tomasso Porcacchi's "Isolario" or island book "L'Isol Piu Famose Del Mondo". That work contains a number of finely engraved maps of islands and the continents at a reduced scale. Porcacchi (1530-1585) was born in Tuscany to a poor family and first settled in Florence. He wrote about history, geography, and archaeology and later published the Isolario from Venice, Italy in three editions beginning in 1572. Page 113.

CREATOR: Porcacchi, Tomasso

PUBLICATION DATE: 1576

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Greece

BODY OF WATER: Aegean Sea

CONDITION: Very good.  On a full page with Italian text on both the recto and verso. Clean with a touch of age-toning.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Girolamo Porro

SIZE: 5 " x 5 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 2

PRICE: $250

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