16th century woodcut map of the Tuscan Archipelago

ALBERTI, Leandro.

L'Isole del Mare di Toscana.
Venice: Altobello Salicato, 1588. Woodcut. Sheet 185 x 255mm.

Wormholes filled.

A scarce map of the Tuscan Archipelago, with Elba, Pianosa and Montecristo, published in Father Leandro Alberti's 'Isole Appartenenti alla Italia', a description of the islands of Italy
Leandro Alberti (1479-1552), a Dominican friar from Bologna, was a historian and author, writing biographies of famous Dominicans and histories of Bologna and Venice. His 'Isole' was first published in 1550 without maps, as the second part of his 'Descrizione d'Italia'.


Stock ID : 21496