Goa India Portuguese Colony 1683 Mallet wonderful bird's eye city view h. color

Goa.

(Old Prints, 17th Century Prints, Asia, India, Goa, Portuguese Colony, Bird's Eye View, Sailing Ships).

Issued 1683, Paris, for A.M. Mallet. 

Charming 17th century copper engraved city plan/ birds-eye 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.

[B12325].