Cyprus: The Book of Maps. Annotated Catalogue of the Printed Maps of Cyprus, Volume 1: 15th-16th Centuries

Compiler: Ashley Baynton-Williams
Editor: Artemis Scutari
Athens, 2016

This volume is the first part of a new, 3-volume annotated catalogue designed to record every printed map of Cyprus within a span of 400 years, from ca 1485 to 1885. Along with the image and the technical features of each map, the user can find information on the map’s occurrence and/or reoccurrence in various editions, repositories that hold copies of the map and facts regarding its maker(s) and the context of its production, as well as connections with cartographic prototypes and derivatives. Thanks to the detailed comparative descriptions given in this cartobibliography, it is now easier to identify the editions from which some maps of the island were removed and that survive separately in private or public collections. The first volume is devoted to the 15th and 16th centuries, the second volume to the 17th century, while the third volume covers the 18th century to 1885.