Malta, Valletta, map by Dapper/Van Meurs, 1668, Valetta Civitas Nova Maltae

Large very searched for copper engraved town plan in bird´s eye perspective from the city of Valletta on Malta on a double page, with index in Italian.

Published in the first edition of Olfert Dapper´s "Naukeurige Beschrijvingen der Afrikaensche gewesten" & "Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden".

Olfert Dapper’s ‘Description of Africa’ was an ethnographic book which offered a detailed description of the parts of Africa known to Europeans in the mid-seventeenth century. Despite the work being regarded as one of the most important and detailed seventeenth-century publications on Africa, Dapper himself never actually visited the continent. Instead, he relied on the reports of Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers. The ‘Description of Africa’ was first published in 1668 by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam

Very good condition. Strong paper with watermark, clear print. Very nice hand coloring. Some minor repairs/reinforcements on the back side, not affecting the image.

Image 28,5x36,5cm, page 31x37cm