Porcacchi’s Map of Euboea Publisher(s)_W Strahan Little is known of La

Little is known of La Garde-Chambonas: he is described on the title-page as 'citoyen polonais'

Together they purchased the surviving copper printing plates of the famous Janssonius firm

but Richard Horwood's principal backer was the Phoenix Fire Company

dark red covers

using many of the same maps and views

Porcacchi’s Map of Euboea Publisher(s)_W Strahan Little is known of LaNegroponte (Euboea) This map of Negropoonte was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial. It is from LIsole piu famose del Mondo, one of the most beautifully engraved of the Italian Isolaria or Island books. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 10. 8 x 14. 7 cm, recent hand colour.