Valletta Citta Nova di Malta
| Reference: | S40338 |
| Author | Daniel RABEL |
| Year: | 1635 ca. |
| Zone: | Valletta |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 550 x 390 mm |
€2,000.00
| Reference: | S40338 |
| Author | Daniel RABEL |
| Year: | 1635 ca. |
| Zone: | Valletta |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 550 x 390 mm |
€2,000.00
Description
Rare large format plan of Valletta, engraved by Isaac Briot after Daniel Rabel and based on the Villamena's map (1600-1602).
Includes detailed plans of the fortifications, coats of arms, an explanation of the scale of the map, decorative embellishments and a key identifying important places. Inset map of Malta and Goza near bottom.
The top right corner of the map displays the "Order of St. John of Jerusalem" coat of arms with three fleur-de-lys surmounted by a crown and with the eight pointed cross behind. In the lower part is a second coat of arms of the bishop of Nicosia, showing a lion with three stars above and three crescent moons above that.
A rare and attractive map of Malta, showing the city of Valleta, Borgo, Sanglea di Sto. Michele, and the church of St. Salvator -known as the Three Cities. The map includes a detailed plan of the fortifications, descriptions of the scale and a key to the points of interest in Valletta.A baroque cartouche encloses an inset of the islands of Malta and Gozo at lover left. The arms of the Order of St. John are given, and the map is decorated with many sailing ships.
The map is - sometimes - included in the Jean BAUDOIN & François-Antoine de NABERAT "HISTOIRE DES CHEVALIERS DE L’ORDRE DE S. IEAN DE HIERVSALEM, CONTENANT LEVR ADMIRABLE.., printed in Paris in 1643.
The imprints of Rabel and Briot are given beneath the cartouche. Slight evidence of old folds with expert restoration; nevertheless a good example of this scarce map.
Nice example with margins, perfect condition. Rare.
Literature
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Mason, Maps Of Malta In The Order Of St John, 27.
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Daniel Rabel (d. 1637) was a French draughtsman, printmaker and engineer. He was the son of the engraver Jean Rabel (c. 1545-1603).
Around 1612 he became painter to Carlo I Gonzaga, Duc de Nevers (later Duke of Mantua), and drawing-master to his children. In 1618 he was appointed director of the fortifications of Champagne and Brie, becoming Ingenieur du Roi in 1625. He had already been associated with the court, from 1610 onwards designing costumes for the burlesque ballets performed there (watercolours, Paris, Louvre; Paris, Bib. N.). He made highly realistic illuminations in gouache for a book of flowers and also some drawn copies of antique objects for Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (Paris, Bib. N.). He also designed illustrations for books: 350 plates after his drawings were engraved by Michel Lasne, Claude David and Isaac Briot II (1585-1670).
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Literature
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Mason, Maps Of Malta In The Order Of St John, 27.
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Daniel Rabel (d. 1637) was a French draughtsman, printmaker and engineer. He was the son of the engraver Jean Rabel (c. 1545-1603).
Around 1612 he became painter to Carlo I Gonzaga, Duc de Nevers (later Duke of Mantua), and drawing-master to his children. In 1618 he was appointed director of the fortifications of Champagne and Brie, becoming Ingenieur du Roi in 1625. He had already been associated with the court, from 1610 onwards designing costumes for the burlesque ballets performed there (watercolours, Paris, Louvre; Paris, Bib. N.). He made highly realistic illuminations in gouache for a book of flowers and also some drawn copies of antique objects for Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (Paris, Bib. N.). He also designed illustrations for books: 350 plates after his drawings were engraved by Michel Lasne, Claude David and Isaac Briot II (1585-1670).
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