C. Ptolemy / G. Ruscelli and Giacomo Gastaldi, Septentrionalium partium nova tabula. Venice, Vincent Valgrisi, 1562. In original color. Rare! Dimensions: 18 x 24.5 cm (engraving), 23 x 30.4 cm (paper). In very good condition. Beautiful copy of Ruscelli's map of Scandinavia with the famous "Phantom Islands" Friesland, Icaria and Deogeo, based on the voyage of the Zeno Brothers around 1380. This famous map is the enlarged version of Giacomo Gastaldi's 1548 miniature map. Bibliography: Nordenskiold Collection 2 217; Phillips, Atlases 372. Tooley, revised edition Q-Z, 87. Edward Brooke-Hitching, The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps 242-4. Attention for US buyers: Due to recent postal restrictions shipping to the US can only be done by DHL, therefore higher shipping costs apply!