Valletta Citta et Fortezza Nell'Isola di Malta, 1663, Joan Blaeu

A seventeenth-century map of the fortified city of valletta on the island of malta, first published by joan blaeu in 1663. The map includes a key with 57 locations. Map title [it]: valletta citta et fortezza nell' isola di malta. • 17th-century plan of valletta, malta, entitled, valletta citta et fortezza nell'isola di malta, 1663, blaeu also cf: http://216. 117. 166. 233/os/lgimg/05933. Jpg blaeu, j. / mortier, p. Valletta ou valete ville forte de l'isle de malta. Amsterdam, 1705. In attractive colours. 400 x 505mm. A beautifully engraved and richly detailed birds-eye plan of the harbour and city of valletta seen from the northwest. In lower part extensive key, identifying 57 feautures on the plan. Joan blaeu published during his life three town-books of italy; citta del vaticano, rome and napoli. By the year 1672, a fire largely destroyed the main blaeu workshop, and much of the prepared material. However, work on the town-book continued, and in 1682 the completed work was published in amsterdam by the heirs of joan blaeu. The town-book was a great success and reissued several times by different publishers in amsterdam, as late as 1726. Pierre mortier re-issued all the blaeu plates in the years 1704/05 in an atlas comprising four volumes. The plates are now signed "a amsterdam chez pierre mortier". Date: 1663.