Istria olim Iapidia
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.5". This beautiful circa 1662 map by Johannes Blaeu features the region of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. Oriented with north to the left, extends from the Gulf of Trieste to the Island of Cres in the Adriatic Sea to include part of Italy and Croatia. As a part of the Venetian Republic, this region contained many important sea ports that are..... More