Nova et exactissima Geographica Delineatio Insulae Corfu Seu Corsulae (New and Exact Map of Island Corfu or Corsulae)
Artist
Matthäus Seutter
(1678 Augsburg, Germany - 1757 Augsburg, Germany)
Date1741
Mediumcopper engraving on paper
Dimensions21 1/2 × 24 3/4 in. (54.6 × 62.9 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.41
DescriptionThis colored map is of the island of Corfu, off the coast of Greece. The island and part of the Greek mainland fill the right side of the map. In the upper left corner of the page is an inset map showing the lower portion of the Italian peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea, and the island of Corfu. Below this inset map, there is an illustration that features a boat, an angel blowing a horn, Neptune/Poseidon holding a trident, an explorer holding a shield, and two naked children. They all surround a circle framed by foliage.On View
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