A very fine map from the first edition of “Geographia di Claudio Tolomeo” by Girolamo Ruscelli published in Venice in 1561 at Valgrisi. There is a really interesting Italian text on verso that describes the early history and geography of the area. A feature of this first state is that some maps haven’t the platemark at the top because two maps were engraved on the same plate and the resulting sheet halved. Ruscelli’s Atlas is an expanded edition of Gastaldi’s Atlas of 1548, which has been called the most comprehensive atlas produced between Martin Waldseemuller’s Geographiae of 1513, and the Abraham Ortelius Theatrum of 1570. Gastaldi’s maps were beautifully engraved on copper, marking a turning point in the history of cartography. From then on the majority of cartographic works used this medium. As it was a harder material than wood it gave the engraver the ability to render more detail. Gastaldi sought the most up-to-date geographical information available, and [he] became one of the greatest cartographers of the sixteenth century.
Hispania Nova Tabula
- Author: RUSCELLI Girolamo
- Year: 1561
- Dimension: 180 x 240 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
€ 300,00
Related products
-
Detailed map of the eastern coastline of Spain, centred on Valencia, Murcia and the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Minorca and Majorca. From Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti cartografi by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1779. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th-century atlases. He…
- Author: ZATTA Antonio
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 300 x 400 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
-
[Portugal] Il Portugallo Cioe Le Provincie di Entredouro, e Minho, Traz-Os-Montes, e Beira Di Nuova Projezione
More Info € 150,00Map of the northern half of Portugal, with attractive cartouche at lower right, showing moored ship with its cargo of barrels unloaded on the shore, next to a stone tablet on which is written the title. From Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti cartografi by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1779. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time,…
- Author: ZATTA Antonio
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 320 x 420 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
-
Miniature map from “Neu aussgeffertigter kleiner Atlas” by J. Muller published in Franckfurt in 1702 at Johann Philip Andrea. Engraved with great care by G. Karsch e G. Bodeneher. Rare.
- Author: MULLER Johann Ulrich
- Year: 1702
- Dimension: 70 x 80 mm
- Place of publication: Frankfurt
-
This superb pictorial map of Spain was created by M. Heredero. The map shows the history, culture and natural resources in Spain, as well as the modes of telecommunication and transportation. The map is densely filled with tiny images of all of the types of products produced in each region, historical figures and costumes, famous landmarks, and three-dimensional representations of the mountains. Single black lines criss-cross the country to show the lines of telecommunication, double-black…
- Author: M. Heredero
- Dimension: 104 x 75 cm
- Place of publication: San Sebastian
- Year: 1957