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Map Peloponnesus hodie Moreæ Regnum : distincté divisum in omnes suas provincias, hodiernas atque veteres, cui et adiuguntur insulæ Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura

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Title

  • Peloponnesus hodie Moreæ Regnum : distincté divisum in omnes suas provincias, hodiernas atque veteres, cui et adiuguntur insulæ Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura

Summary

  • "This late-17th century map by the Dutch engraver, publisher, and map seller Frederick de Wit (1629 or 1630-1706) shows the Peloponnesian Peninsula of Greece. The outer margins contain views of 14 fortified towns, the names of which are given in Italian. The illustration at the lower left shows a lion with enslaved human figures in an embellished cartouche with title. At the time the map was made, Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans allowed religious freedom to the Christians of Greece, but not full equality or political rights. De Wit was born in Gouda and moved to Amsterdam, where he maintained his shop on the Kalverstraat. His works included sea and world atlases, wall maps, and town books containing plans of Dutch and European cities. Some time after 1674 he acquired the copper plates of town books by Jansonnius and Blaeu. In 1688, he obtained from the States General, the Dutch government of the day, the privilege to publish his maps. De Wit's maps were in demand throughout Europe and were sold until 1763 by the firm of Johannes Covens and Corneille Mortier." World Digital Library.

Names

  • Wit, Frederik de.

Created / Published

  • [Amsterdam? : s.n., 1688?]

Headings

  • -  Cities and towns--Greece--Peloponnesus--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
  • -  Cephalonia (Greece : Municipality)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Kythēra Island (Greece)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Lefkas Island (Greece)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Peloponnesus (Greece : Peninsula)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Peloponnesus (Greece : Peninsula)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Zakynthos (Greece : Municipality)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Greece--Cephalonia (Municipality)
  • -  Greece--Kythēra Island
  • -  Greece--Lefkas Island
  • -  Greece--Peloponnesus
  • -  Greece--Zakynthos (Municipality)

Notes

  • -  Includes ill. of lion with enslaved human figures shown in embellished title cartouche.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined, annotated in ink on verso: 22.
  • -  Originally printed on 3 sheets.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Views of fortified towns in outer margins: Navarino -- Zarnata -- Casl. Tornese -- Corinto -- Malvasia -- Patrasso -- Coron -- Napoli di Romania -- Modon -- Misitra olun Sparta -- Atene -- Cerigo -- S. Maura -- Lefanto.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map : 39 x 49 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G6812.P4 1688 .W5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006625167

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Wit, Frederik De. Peloponnesus hodie Moreæ Regnum: distincté divisum in omnes suas provincias, hodiernas atque veteres, cui et adiuguntur insulæ Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura. [Amsterdam?: s.n., ?, 1688] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625167/.

APA citation style:

Wit, F. D. (1688) Peloponnesus hodie Moreæ Regnum: distincté divisum in omnes suas provincias, hodiernas atque veteres, cui et adiuguntur insulæ Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura. [Amsterdam?: s.n., ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625167/.

MLA citation style:

Wit, Frederik De. Peloponnesus hodie Moreæ Regnum: distincté divisum in omnes suas provincias, hodiernas atque veteres, cui et adiuguntur insulæ Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura. [Amsterdam?: s.n., ?, 1688] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006625167/>.