1626 (1676) John Speed Antique Map Italy Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily - Rare state Farming French cartographer Guillaume De LIsle

French cartographer Guillaume De LIsle further refined the image and provided an outline that was not substantially improved until surveyors entered the region in the nineteenth century

Plate area: - Repair to left of image

Baudin continued to press his case for an expedition under the Imperial flag to the Indian Ocean and China

begun 1722

1626 (1676) John Speed Antique Map Italy Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily - Rare state Farming French cartographer Guillaume De LIsleTitle : 1626 Italia Newly augmented by I. Speed and Are to bee Sold by Tho. Bassett in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Puals Church yard Date : 1626 (1676) Size: 21 1 4in x 16 1 4in (540mm x 410mm) Condition: (A ) Good Condition Ref: 35655 Description: This original hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of Italy by John Speed was published in the 1676 Bassett & Chiswell edition of Speeds famous atlas Prospect of the Most Famous