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A superb rare sea chart of Corfu and nearby coastlines first published by at least 1677 in John Seller’s ‘English Pilot’ on the Mediterranean. The main town and castle in Corfu is clearly outlined. It is engraved by ‘J[oel] Gascoyne’ (1650-1705). This example was published by Richard Mount and Thomas Page in the 1711 edition of the ‘English Pilot Part III’ covering the same region. Sanderson (1971) NMM 425 no. 139; Shirley (2004) M.M&P 3a no. 16; Zacharakis (1992) 2156.
SELLER, John
A Chart of the Islands Corfu, Pachsu and Antipachsu with ye Channel and Roads between the Island of Corfu & ye Graetian Coast
R. Mount and Thomas Page in Postern-Row on Tower Hill, London, 1677-[1747]
395 x 520 mm., in fine recent wash colour, in good condition.
Stock number: 10875
£ 825