Little is known of Piacenza, who declared himself a jurist and Neapolitan on the title-page. However, it seems that Piacenza undertook his voyage in the Aegean under the aegis of Francesco II, Duke of Modena, to whom the work is dedicated. It is particularly valuable for the richness of its information, which Piacenza took from many sources.
L’ Egeo Redivivo, O’ Sia Chorographia Dell’ Arcipelago, E dello stato primiero, & attuale di quell’ Isole, Regni, Città, Popolationi, Dominij, Costumi, Sito, & Imprese, con la breue descrittione particolare sì del suo ambito littorale, che della Grecia, Morea, O’ Peloponnese, Di Candia, E Cipri, Con le sue Piante in Rame al più viuo incise, Fatiche, E Diligenze Di Francesco Piacenza Napolitano ... In Modona, Per gli Eredi Soliani Stampatori Ducali. 1688. Con Licenza de’ Superiori.
List of plates, our numbers:
01. ‘Morea’ / Anno Dom. 1686 Delinea. Franc. Placentia Sculpsit Franc. Guianottus Mut. / ua’ al fol. 6 (folding)
02. ‘Arcipelago’ / fol 90 e 91
03. ‘Candia’ / F. Placentia delineauit / fol. 110. (folding)
04. ‘Scarpanto’ / ‘Casvs ins. hod. Cassio’
05. ‘Carchi; E Limonia’
06. ‘Simie’ / Syme
07. ‘Piscopia’ / Tevglvssa
08. ‘Nisare’ / Calidnæ Insvlæ
09. ‘Caloiero’ / Chirana / Lesindra
10. ‘Langó’ / Cos
11. ‘Agathonissi, Eleo, Fermaco.’ / Arginvssæ Ins. / Lade hod. Fermaco / Elevs / Gatonisi / Pharmacusa / Teclida
12. ‘Samo’
13. ‘Psara’ / Psara Piccola / Psyra
14. ‘Crvsia, Lipso, Tragia; Fornoli.’ [missing in the Ioannou copy; a duplicate of Psara has been printed in error]
15. ‘Nicaria’ / Icaria
16. ‘Mandria’ / Minyea
17. ‘Pathmvs’ / Palmosa
18. ‘Leria’ / Lepida
19. ‘Calamo’ / Clarvs
20. ‘Stampalia’
21. ‘Zinara, E Levita’ / Charussa Ins.
22. ‘Amorgo’
23. ‘Isole Leleadi’ / Raclia / Pergolo / Chiero / Pira
24. ‘Nio’ / Cardiani
25. ‘Policandro, E Sicandro’
26. ‘Namphio’
27. ‘Santorini’ / Divisa / Divisa Therasia / Polegasa / Die hodie Christiana
28. ‘Milo’ / Antimilo Ins. / Argentara / Cimolis / Baruoto / Ins. Remomilo / Pasimida / Peteni
29. ‘Siphano’ / Siphnvs
30. ‘Thera’ / Calliste
31. ‘Zea’
32. ‘Serphino’ / Seriphvs
33. ‘Fermenia’ / Rhena
34. ‘Cythnvs’ / Ophivsa
35. ‘Andro’
36. ‘Tine’
37. ‘Sdile’ / Orthygia / Pyrpilen
38. ‘Micone’ / Mycole
39. ‘Isole Cidalie’ / Stenosa / Lepida / Dattili
40. ‘Nicsia’ / Naxvs
41. ‘Paris’ / Paro / Antiparus
42. ‘Sirna’ / Syra
43. ‘Scio’ / Cenussæ ins. / Psiro ins. / Venetico Ins. / Psyra ins.
44. ‘Metelin’ / Lesbvs Æthiope
45. ‘Tenedo’
46. ‘Mavre, Oviaro, Forino, Martese’ / Macoreæ Ins.
47. ‘Stalimine’ / Lemnos / Vicuso / La Condea / Chrÿse Ins. S. Strati
48. ‘Lembro’ / Imbrus
49. ‘Samandrachi’ / Samothrace / Halonesus Ins.
50. ‘Monte Santo, E Tasso’
51. ‘S. Strati’ / Chryse / Falce
52. ‘Isole Sphegie’ / Arsvra / Piper / Ivra / Gainbrvsa / Prasonisi / Peparethvs hodie Seraqvino
53. ‘Pelagnisi’ / Alonesvs
54. ‘Isole Gregarie’ / S. Elia / Scopvlo / Schiatti
55. ‘Isole Gildrome’ / Sorelli / Dromi-Opvla / Aderfi olim Diaderfe
56. ‘Schiro’ / Scanda / Sciropola
57. ‘Cicynnethvs’ / Pondico / Alyonnesus Ins. / Pandichæ Ins.
58. ‘Negroponte’ / Evbœa Ins.
59. ‘Engia’ / Oenone - Ægina
60. ‘Isole Solari’ / Damala / Macronisi / Gvadalo / Calovrea / Plecvda / Albona / Sidra / Alivsa / Falconara / Spescie / Settepozzi / Bellapola / Caranio
61. ‘Cerigo’ / Cithera / Anticyra Ins. / Isole de Cerui / Dragoniere / Cicerigo
62. ‘Rhodi’
63. ‘Cipro’ / F. Placentia delineauit / ua’ al fol 636. (folding)