America Centrale - Caribbean / Cuba / Havana / Antilles / Central America; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Isole Cuba Nova - 1581-1600

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Ilaria Colombo
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Isole Cuba Nova, a copper engraving map by Ruscelli, Magini, Malombra and Tolomeo, of Central America (Caribbean, including Cuba and Havana), dated 1599, hand-coloured contemporarily, 34 × 25 cm, original coloured copper plate, in excellent condition.

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This Geographic Map is an original copperplate engraving from 1599 (16th Century...).

This is the Tolomean edition by MAGINI, RUSCELLI, ROSACCIO & MOLETO, printed in 1599 in their work entitled: "The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy the Alexandrian, Translated from Greek into the Italian vernacular language by GIROLAMO RUSCELLI, and now again enlarged by GIOSEFFO ROSACCIO.....Venice, 1599"

Beautiful map printed in VENICE, with wide margins, excellent watercolor rendering, and very well detailed in every point.

Conditions: the condition is very, very good as in the photo.

The overall dimensions of the map are: 34 cm x 25 cm

Seller's Story

I am a private Catawiki seller and I sell collectibles, a wonderful world.
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This Geographic Map is an original copperplate engraving from 1599 (16th Century...).

This is the Tolomean edition by MAGINI, RUSCELLI, ROSACCIO & MOLETO, printed in 1599 in their work entitled: "The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy the Alexandrian, Translated from Greek into the Italian vernacular language by GIROLAMO RUSCELLI, and now again enlarged by GIOSEFFO ROSACCIO.....Venice, 1599"

Beautiful map printed in VENICE, with wide margins, excellent watercolor rendering, and very well detailed in every point.

Conditions: the condition is very, very good as in the photo.

The overall dimensions of the map are: 34 cm x 25 cm

Seller's Story

I am a private Catawiki seller and I sell collectibles, a wonderful world.
Translated by Google Translate

Details

Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
America Centrale
Geographical specification
Caribbean / Cuba / Havana / Antilles / Central America
Map maker/publisher
Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo
Map/book title
Isole Cuba Nova
Period
1581-1600
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original colored copper plate
Map colour
Contemporary hand colour
Height
34 cm
Width
25 cm
ItalyVerified
9580
Objects sold
100%
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