Italy - Pozzuoli; N. de Fer - Les Merveilles de Pozzoli ou Pouzzol, Cume et Baia ou Bayes dans le voisinage de Naples - 1701-1720

Copperplate engraved map by Nicolas de Fer (1646–1720), dated 1705
The map shows a bird’s-eye view of the volcanic coastal landscape of the Phlegraean Fields (Campi Flegrei) west of Naples in Italy. Among other features, the map shows the Bay of Pozzuoli (Pouzzol), Cape Miseno (Mont Mischene), the ancient sites of Baiae (Chateau de Baia) and Cumae (Cume), as well as the offshore islands of Nisida, Procida and part of Ischia. On the left-hand side is a decorative curtain cartouche. Beneath it, a numbered legend (Renvoy des Chifres) lists 24 notable landmarks.

Sheet size 26 x 40 cm

Condition
very good