Old Map of Malta by Camocio, 1565: Mdina, Birgu, Senglea, Fort St. Angelo, Gozo town a period in history when

a period in history when the United States was still in its early stages of development

it is a cultural artifact that captures the essence of a bygone era

an exceptionally rare handcoloured version

and even a view of Gare St‑Lazare itself

The map is part of a whimsical

Old Map of Malta by Camocio, 1565: Mdina, Birgu, Senglea, Fort St. Angelo, Gozo town a period in history whenDe Melita insula. Melita insula, ab Sicilia disiuneta Africam versus s hierosolimitanor[um] militum sedes is Giovanni Francesco Camocios incisive portrait of Malta at the fulcrum of the sixteenth century Mediterranean. Its Latin title proclaims an island set apart from Sicily, toward Africa, the very seat of the soldiers of Jerusalemthe Knights of St. Johnsignaling a strategic lens as much as a geographic one. Issued in 1565 and drawing upon the famed