Corsica island c. 1620 Porcacchi decorative hand colored map 4 sea monsters Mozambique English Civil War)

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Corsica island c. 1620 Porcacchi decorative hand colored map 4 sea monsters Mozambique English Civil War)Descrittione del l'Isola di Corsica. (Europe, France, Mediterranean). Issued 1620, Padua, by Porcacchi & Porro. Charming miniature map of this Mediterranean island, among the earliest separate printed depictions of it. Four (!) sea monsters surround the island. Strapwork title, compass rose, sailing ship and stipple oceans all add to the visual appeal, most of the island filled with terrain or architectural features. Text below map and on reverse as