Plans of Mdina and Gozo, 1565 (Mdina [Notabile], L-Imidina, Malta) 35°53ʹ13ʺN 14°24ʹ09ʺE; (Gozo, Malta) 36°02ʹ58ʺN 14°15ʹ00ʺE; Siege of Malta, 1565 (Malta, independent political entity) 35°55ʹ00ʺN 14°26ʹ00ʺEPlate XV: plans of

Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616) (publisher) [along the bottom of the sheet, below the neatline:] APPRESSO MATTHEO PEREZ DE ALLECCIO FOGLIO QVINTO DECIMO ET VLTIMO ·IN ROMA·MDLXXXII·

Watermark: Hammer and anvil in circle [see Woodward 230]

Condition: mount slightly creased; 6.3 cm tear centre, top left [an old tear, made before being mounted]; considerable brown staining to left half, particularly pronounced on verso; traces of adhesive along top edge, perhaps from a former guard

Scale: Scale bar: Scala de Cane [‘n’ with a macron] n.ro. 50. [’50’ with line above]

32.0 x 45.0 cm (image, neatline and sheet)

cropped (platemark)

41.3 x 54.8 cm (mount)

Scale of left plan: 1:1,541. Scala de Cane n.ro 50 [the number has a line above and below the figures]

Scale of right plan: 1:1,337. Scala de Cane n.ro 60. [94 mm = 60]

Printed title:

PIANTA DELLA CITA VECHIA / DI MALTA [left plan]

Printed title:

PIANTA DELLA FORTE [‘T’ and ‘E’ combined] . / ZA DELL' ISOLA DEL GOZO. [right plan]

Printed title:

FOGLIO QVINTO DECIMO ET VLTIMO [bottom]

Additional text:

[left plan, in a cartouche, below the arms of Grand Master Hugo Loubenx:] Nella presente CITA ditta LA VECHIA mentre duro ...

Annotations:

George III heading: Malta

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] I/37p; [top left, red pencil:] 1/33; [top right, black pencil, cropped:] 1565].

George III catalogue entry:

Malta Ritratti della Guerra e dell’ Assedio et Assalti dati alla Isola di Malta dall’ Armata Turchesca l’anno 1565: da Matteo Perez di Allecio, 1582. 15 foglie.

Bibliographic reference(s)

M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 2680