Europe - Italy, the Balkans, Croatia, Istria, Sicily, Sardinia; Rosaccio / Magini / Tolomeo - Europae Tabula V - 1581-1600

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Ilaria Colombo
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Estimate  € 300 - € 500
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€49
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€44
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€39

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A single 1599 copper-plate engraving map titled Europae Tabula V, produced in Venice by Rosaccio / Magini / Tolomeo, hand-coloured on an original copper plate, depicting Italia, Balkans, Croatia, Istria, Sicily and Sardinia, in excellent condition, measuring 34 × 25 cm.

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Description from the seller

- This Geographical Map is an original copper engraving from 1599 (16th century...).

- This is the rare Tolomea edition of MAGINI, ROSACCIO & SESSA, published in 1599 in their very rare and fantastic work that bears the name: "The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy the Alexandrian, Translated from Greek into the Italian vernacular language, by Girolamo Ruscelli, and now newly enlarged by Gioseffo Rosaccio....."

- Beautiful map printed in Venice, with large margins, excellent aquarellatura, and very well detailed in every point.

- Condition: the conditions are very good as shown in the photo, especially considering its age.

- The overall measurements 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 Geographical Map is an original copper engraving from 1599 (16th century...).

- This is the rare Tolomea edition of MAGINI, ROSACCIO & SESSA, published in 1599 in their very rare and fantastic work that bears the name: "The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy the Alexandrian, Translated from Greek into the Italian vernacular language, by Girolamo Ruscelli, and now newly enlarged by Gioseffo Rosaccio....."

- Beautiful map printed in Venice, with large margins, excellent aquarellatura, and very well detailed in every point.

- Condition: the conditions are very good as shown in the photo, especially considering its age.

- The overall measurements 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
Europe
Geographical specification
Italy, the Balkans, Croatia, Istria, Sicily, Sardinia
Map maker/publisher
Rosaccio / Magini / Tolomeo
Map/book title
Europae Tabula V
Period
1581-1600
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original coloured copper plate
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
34 cm
Width
25 cm
ItalyVerified
9615
Objects sold
100%
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