Valletta Citta Nova Di Malta

Rare map of Malta and a part of Sicily, based upon Matteo Perez d'Aleccio's map, which appeared in J. Badouin's rare Histoire des Chevaliers de l'Ordre de S. Jean de Jerusalem, published in Paris in 1629.

This is the first French edition by Pierre de Boissat (1603-1662) and Jean Baudoin, the great history of the Order of Malta in three parts by Giacomo Bosio (1544-1627). It originally appeared in Italian, in Rome in 1621. Born in Chiavari to a noble Piedmontese family, Bosio was a brother of service of the Order of Malta. In 1587 he was appointed representative of the Order in Rome, where he composed his work on the history of the island of Malta, in the form of a manuscript.

The finely executed plan is decorated with the coats of arms of Alexandre de Vendôme, Grand Prior of the Order, and of François Antoine de Naberat, editor of Baudoin’s work. A small medallion on the bottom left corner shows the Maltese Islands. The plan is accompanied by a legend listing the most important buildings in Valletta.

Nice example with margins, perfect condition. Rare.