"The bay of Taranto". Isola di San Pietro. MOUNT & PAGE sea chart 1747 old map
The bay of Taranto. Artist/engraver/cartographer: William & J. Mount, and Thomas Page. Provenance: "The English Pilot - Part III, describing the sea-coasts, capes, head-lands, bays, roads, harbours, rivers and ports. Together with the soundings, sands, rocks and dangers in the whole Mediterranean sea, likewise the courses and distances, from one place to another. The setting of the tides and currents. The ebbing and flowing of the sea. The bearing, distance and prospects of the land, and how they shew themselves at Sea", London, printed for W. and J. Mount and T. Page, at the Postern on Tower-Hill, MDCCXLVII. Type: Antique 18th century copperplate map. The following places are shown or referred to on the map: Mar Pescho (Mare Piccolo) – Capuchin Cloyster – Taranto – C. Rindemel – Isla Grande (Isola di San Pietro) – Isla St. Andrea – C. St. Vito
Size: 2690px × 2701px
Location: Italy
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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