“Rhodus, mediterranei maris. Insule appellatione largitur, urbs augusto murorum ambitu, et tutissima nauium statione clarissima, Turcicis habernis regitur” c.1580. Contemporary full hand-coloured bird’s eye view of Rhodes and its fortifications and port. One of the earliest views of Rhodes, included in Braun & Hogenbergs Civitates Orbis Terrarum or "Cities of the World" first published in 1572. Originally printed on a sheet with views also from the important ports of Cagliari, Malta & Famagusta. Dim. 23x16cm. In Frame.