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Maker(s):Ortelius, Abraham
Culture:Flemish (1527-1598)
Title:Malta
Date Made:1570-1641
Type:Map; Print
Materials:Engraving with hand coloring
Place Made:Europe; Belgium; Antwerp
Measurements:Overall: 4 7/16 in x 6 11/16 in; 11.3 cm x 17 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.136
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Hand-colored map of Malta with cities labeled in black and marked by small red buildings. In water in the upper left, above the island, is a half-sunken ship meant to depict the shipwreck of St. Paul. The map scale is in the lower left. Verso is blank.

Tags:
maps

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