Roux, Joseph
1764

Plan of Valletta Malta by Joseph Roux

Plan of Valletta Malta by Joseph Roux

DESCRIPTION: Beautifully hand-colored mid 18th-century antique nautical chart and plan of Valetta, Malta ( Malthe ). Plate 75.

There were at least four small atlases of port and coastal charts that originated from Marseille hydrographers in the 18th century. Beginning in approximately 1727 these atlases included works by cartographers Michelot and Bremond, Jacques Ayrouard, Joseph Roux , and Jean Allezard. This small original chart is from the atlas of Mediterranean ports produced by Joseph Roux - "Recueil des Principaux Plans des Ports et Rades de la Mer Méditerranée".

CREATOR: Roux, Joseph

PUBLICATION DATE: 1764

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Malta

BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean

CONDITION: Very good.  Clean on medium-weight chain-laid paper. Strong impression and plate mark, with ample margins, No condition issues.

COLORING: Attractive modern hand color.

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SIZE: 8 " x 5 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 4

PRICE: $385

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