Lot 165
This lot is subject to Artist's Resale right
Willem Janszoon BLAEU
Dutch, 1571 – 1638
CYPRUS INSULA
copper engraving – coloured
c.1635
Amsterdam
38 x 50 cm (not including margins)
Provenance
private collection, Cyprus
Literature
Zacharakis 381, Stylianou 112
Exhibited
Estimate
€ 1 000 – 1 700
Sold for € 1 032.07
The final sale price includes buyer's premium, VAT and artist's resale right (if applicable)
Notes
A map of the island of Cyprus featuring a large decorative title cartouche of Aphrodite with Eros in a seashell drawn by swans sailing towards Paphos.
At the top-left the Turkish arms are depicted and at the top-center it bears the coat of arms of the Royal House of the Lusignan’s.