Mt. Sinai St. Catherine's Monastery Holy Land 1683 Mallet birds-eye view

Mt. Sinai M. Ste. Cathaterine Chapelle.

(Middle East, Sinai Peninsula, Mount Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery).

Issued 1683, Paris, for A.M. Mallet. 

Charming 17th century copper engraved view with lovely hand color.

The image has a near folk-art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason.

Mostly clean and well preserved example, the image displays a fine patina.

Sheet measures c. 7 7/8"H x 5 7/8"W.

Printed area measures c. 5 1/2"H x 4"W.

Cartographic Reference(s):

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 3, pp. 196.

[R21202].