[CYPRUS]. Two 17th-century color maps by Gerardus Mercator a - Lot 84

[CYPRUS]. Two 17th-century color maps by Gerardus Mercator and Jodocus Hondius. A compilation of two maps of the island of Cyprus: - A map by Gerard Mercator (1512–1594) depicting the island of Cyprus and six Greek islands, c. 1608 or 1613, copper engraving (14 x 19 cm) hand-colored on laid paper (17.5 x 22 cm), with text on the reverse in French corresponding to the descriptions of Chios, Lesbos, and part of Euboea. The paper margins are slightly browned, but the map itself is undamaged. - A map by Jodocus Hondius (1563–1612), likely from the *Atlas Minor* (c. 1618), engraved on copper (9.5 x 13.5 cm) and hand-colored on laid paper (12.5 x 20.5 cm). Latin text on the reverse. The right-hand margin is frayed. Two ships between the cartouche and the southern coast of the island are being tossed by the waves, accompanied by a small sea monster. Two fairly sought-after maps, in good condition.