Suda Bay, Crete

Dapper, Olfert Suda Bay and the fortress of Garabussa "Fortezza, of haven en vesting van Suda en Carabusa" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
2 Copper engraved birdseye views of the harbour at Suda in North west Crete, and of the fortress upon the island of Garabusa therein. Back to back on one leaf each set in a page of Dutch text [pages247/248]
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio. . Good impressions with wide margins
Zacherakis 1321 128 by 163mm (5 by 6½ inches) Suda. 130x168 mm, Garabusa.    €150

Garabusa, Crete

Dapper, Olfert "Garabusa" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved birdseye view of the island of Garabusa in the Bay of Suda set in a page of Dutch text [pages249]
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio. . Good impressions with wide margins. the engraving is set above text which refers to Spinalonga as it is the next chapter heading.
Zacherakis 1317/901 128 by 159mm (5 by 6¼ inches).    €120

Agias Theodoras/ San Theodoro, Crete.

Dapper, Olfert " Eilant S. Teodoro, anders Turlulu" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved birdseye view of the island of Agias Theoodras off Platinias in Southern Crete. Set in a page of Dutch text [page 286].
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. Dark impression with wide margins.
130 by 165mm (5 by 6½ inches).    €80

Iraklion, Crete

Dapper, Olfert Castle of Iraklion "Kasteel van Candia" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals
Copper engraved birdseye view of the castle of Koules at Iraklion in Crete. Set in a page of Dutch text [page 210].
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. Dark impression with wide margins.
128 by 162mm (5 by 6½ inches).    €160

Rethymnon, Crete.

Dapper, Olfert "Rethymnon" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved birdseye view Rethymnon in Crete. Set in a page of Dutch text [page 214].
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. Dark impression with wide margins.
134 by 168mm (5¼ by 6½ inches).    €140

Crete

Dapper, Olfert Crete[ "Creta nu Candia /met d'oude en hedentlaeghse namen" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals
Copper engraved. double page, map of the Island of Crete. [ with the old and modern day names]
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Double page, folio, verso blank Dark impression. wide margins. Light dampstaining to lower. margin. not effecting the engraved area. tear 30mm to lower blank margin[repaired]
Zacharakis1316/900 253 by 342mm (10 by 13½ inches).    €650

Dia, Crete.

Dapper, Olfert. "Het Eilant Standia" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved birdseye view of the island of Dia/ Standia outside Iraklion Crete. Set in a page of Dutch text [page 284].
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. Good impressions with wide margins. Some show through of text from verso.
125 by 157mm (5 by 6¼ inches).    €120

Sitia, Crete

Dapper. Olfert. "Stad Sitia of Setia" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved birdseye view Sitia in Crete. Set in a page of Dutch text [page 215].
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. Dark impression with wide margins.
134 by 167mm (5¼ by 6½ inches).    €140

Crete.

Lasor, a. Varea Alphonse [also known under the pseudonym R Savonarola.] Crete. "Isola di Candia, Creta ." Padua : ex typographia olim Frambotti, nunc Jo. Baptistae Conzatti. 1713
Copper engraved map of Crete from Lasor's "Universus terrarum orbis scriptorum calamo delineatus ... qui de Europae, Asiae, Africae, & Americae regnis, provinciis, populis, civitatibus....". Modern hand colour; verso blank.
The map is by Natale Bonifazio [ Bonifacio] Sibenicensis engraver who worked producing maps and engravings first in Venice where his maps were published by amongst others Camoccio and Bertelli and then in Rome where he was part of the Lafrerei school of engravers.
Page number to upper right corner and monogramm "NB F" to lower corner.
Compass rose and ship to sea. Good impression ; modern hand colour; mounted.
Zacharakis:1853/1226;Cox II, 542: 'a most remarkable book'; Graesse IV, 115; Sabin 39133; Shirley BL, T.LAS-1a. 210 by 155mm (8¼ by 6 inches).    €750

Crete after Ptolemy.

Laurent Fries. Tabula Neoterica Cretae sive Candiæ. "Tabula nova Candiæ." Vienne, Daupniné Gaspar Trechsel, 1541
Black and white woodcut map of Crete by Laurent Fries from "Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae Enarrationis, Libri Octo ... Prostant Lugduni apud Hugonem a Porta. M. D. XLI." Latin text to verso.
The map is from the second edition edited by Michael Villanovanus known as Servetus, the woodblock is the same as that used for the editions of 1522 & 1535. the difference from the previous editions can be seen in the plain letterpress title. Dark impression; dampstain to upper margin; some soiling and spotting ; hole [10mm] at lower centre fold just entering image due to stitching with others in lower blank margin [10mm & 2mm].
Shirley T.PTOL 7g; Adams P 2226; Phillips 336; Sabin 66485; Zacharakis 2801. 278 by 455mm (11 by 18 inches).    €2000