The Kingdom of Naples, from the first printed atlas of Italy

MAGINI, Giovanni Antonio.

Regno di Napoli.
Venice: Fabio Magini, 1604. Coloured. Sheet 380 x 440mm.

A map of of the Kingdom of Naples, showing Italy south of Rome and the Papal States. It is decorated with a block of armorials around the title, cartouches for the scale and dedication, as well as two mer-people, a galley, galleon and several seamonsters, including a seahorse.
The map was published in 'Italia di Gio: Ant: Magini' in 1620 , the first printed atlas of Italy, published after his death by his son Fabio. Engraved by Benjamin Wright .


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