Asia - North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Tabula Aphricae II - 1581-1600

Asia - North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Tabula Aphricae II - 1581-1600 #1.0
Asia - North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Tabula Aphricae II - 1581-1600 #1.0
Asia - North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Tabula Aphricae II - 1581-1600 #2.1
Asia - North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Tabula Aphricae II - 1581-1600 #3.2
Asia - North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa; Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo - Tabula Aphricae II - 1581-1600 #4.3
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Tabula Aphricae II is a hand-coloured copper engraving from 1599 by Ruscelli, Magini, Malombra and Ptolemy, depicting North Africa, Mediterranean islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa and Linosa, and measuring 34 × 25 cm.

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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

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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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Details

Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
Asia
Geographical specification
North Africa, Mediterranean Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Libya, Lampedusa, Linosa
Map maker/publisher
Ruscelli - Magini - Malombra - Tolomeo
Map/book title
Tabula Aphricae II
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
Italy
9746
Objects sold
100%
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