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Dutch, 1588 - 1664
AENEAE TROIANI NAVIGATIO AD VIRGILIJ SEX PRIORES AENEIDOS
copper engraving
Amsterdam, c.1680
39 x 48 cm (not including margins)
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NOTES
The map illustrates Aeneas’ journey who after the destruction of Troy led the survivors of the Trojan war to Italy wandered the Mediterranean for 7 years with a fleet of 20 ships facing many hardships.
Also located upper right is an inset map centered on Greece, titled Ulyssis Errores which illustrates the Wanderings of Odysseus.
Provenance
private collection, Cyprus
Literature
Zacharakis 1718
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