Description
Attractive early 18th-century birdseye view of the city and port of Genua, showing its attractive seaside layout that gives way to the hills behind the city.
Below the map is a key naming 34 places of interest. The map includes numerous decorative elements, such as a compass rose, a stippled sea, and a number of sailing ships.
Original copperplate engraving by Wolfgang Kilian, from the first edition of 'Mercurius Italicus'.