Dutch early Baroque, ca. 1710-1720, hand-colored, engraved map of the Peloponnesus of Greece after an original plate of Frederick de Wit of ca. 1680 and possibly from the undated Amsterdam edition of ca. 1710-1720 by Johannes Covens and Cornelis Mortier. The map depicts the Peloponnesain peninsula and the nearby islands of Cephalonia, Zante (Zakynthos), Cerigo (Cythera), and St. Maura (Leukas); it has labeled site and city locations (both ancient and contemporary) and sporadic topographical features; at the lower left of the map proper is a cartouche with a winged lion (the symbol of Venice) brandishing a sword and holding chains attached to torques at the necks of two imploring, nude male captive figures (Turks), above are three additional nude male figures (the liberated Greeks), one prostrate and one with a mask in his hand (an allusion to Classical Greek epic drama); behind the lion is seen the dome of St. Peter's Basilica (representing Roman Catholicism); the cartouche field is inscribed: Peloponnesus Hodie Moreae Regnum : Distincté Divisum, in Omnes suas Provincias, Hodiernas atque Veteres, Cui et adiunguntur Insulae Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura ; Cum Privilegio / Auctore F. de Wit; to both sides and at the bottom are views of the main fortifications captured by the Venetians.

Purchase. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, House Collection, Washington, DC