ITALY - MALTA - SICILY - "Geographic Map of SICILY where we see the distance from this Island to Italy and the position of the Islands of LIPARI", by Jean HOUEL. 1787. Map engraved with etching and aquatint, printed in bistre, on watermarked laid paper. Plate from the "Voyage Pittoresque des Isles de Sicile, de Lipari et de Malte, où l'on traite des Antiquités qui s'y trouvent encore; des principaux Phénomènes que la Nature y offre; du Costume des Habitans, & de quelques Usages". In Paris, from the printing house of Monsieur. Good margins. Very good condition. RARE. 42,5 x 48 cm for the copper. 54 x 68,5 for the sheet. Condition A (a rust stain in the lower corner in the lower margin not affecting the quality of this magnificent copy).