Lot 141

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Johannes JANSSONIUS
Dutch, 1588 – 1664
AENEAE TROIANI NAVIGATIO AD VIRGILIJ SEX PRIORES AENEIDOS
Amsterdam, c.1680
copper engraving
39 x 48 cm (not including margins)
Provenance
private collection, Cyprus
Literature
Zacharakis 1718
Exhibited
Estimate
€ 160 – 200
Sold for € 194.27
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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.