Description:

FULL TITLE:Rhodus

A view of the port of Rhodes. The city was founded in 408 BC during the Peloponnesian War by the three largest towns on the island, after they united, as a way to increase their security. During the course of history the town of Rhodes was controlled by various powers including Sparta, Athens, and later the Romans.

From a book by A M Myller recounting his travels from 1725 to 1727. Myller journeyed from Rome to Jerusalem then on to Troy, Gallipoli and Constantinople. From Constantinople he travelled to Egypt and then to Syria. Finally from Syria he travelled to Malta and back to Rome.

Publication: Peregrinus in Jerusalem (Fremdling zu Jerusalem), by A. M. Myller, published inVienna & Nurnberg.

Rare.

ConditonGG

CartographerMyller

Date1735

TechniqueCopper Engraving

ColourUncoloured

Width (cms) x Height (cms)16.9 x 14.0

Ref: JJB0430