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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/77604| Title: | A locked 'map letter' |
| Authors: | Schiro, Joseph |
| Keywords: | Malta -- Maps -- History -- 19th century Maps -- Miscellanea Letters -- History and criticism |
| Issue Date: | 2020-04 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Schiro, J. (2020). A locked 'map letter'. Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society, 49(1), 10-19. |
| Abstract: | A cartographic curio which has a lot of philatelic interest has recently appeared on the market and is now in the collection of the author. The letter is written on the back of a carte a bordure map of Malta which was produced by one of the Brocktorffs, probably by Federico Brocktorff (1811-1877 or later). The earliest known carte a bordure or carte a figures map of Malta which was produced for the visitor market was issued by Luigi Brocktorff (1814-1857) in 1843. It was a detailed lithographic map of Malta, titled Map of Malta and its Dependencies, printed in black ink surrounded by 13 vignettes illustrating views and costumed figures. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/77604 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 2020 - 49(1) |
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| JMPS49(1)A3.pdf | 2.08 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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