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Classic 16th century map of Italy

Stock No. 16995 Category: Tags: , , , , Cartographer: ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Italiae Novissima Descriptio Auctore Jacobo Castaldo Pedemontano.
Antwerp, 1598, French text edition. Coloured, 360 x 510mm.

£1,200

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A fine map of Italy after Giacomo Gastaldi, filled with decorative detail, including a large vignette of a merman and mermaid and a sphinx on the scale cartouche.

This example is printed from te second of two plates, with the mer-couple in a far less intimate embrace.

Additional information

Cartographer

Date

1598

Extra Info

Italiae Novissima Descriptio Auctore Jacobo Castaldo Pedemontano.

Publication

Antwerp, 1598, French text edition. Coloured, 360 x 510mm.

Condition

A good example.

References

Van Den Broecke: 118