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Schonladia Nuova.
Depicting Scandinavia in a trapezoidal projection, being one of the earliest obtainable modern maps of Scandinavia. The map combines Ptolemaic and modern cartographic inf...
Date: Venice, 1561
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India Tercera Nuova Tavola.
Early edition of this modern map of South East Asia. Just to the west and south of Malacca one will notice ‘Camatra’ (Sumatra) and Java. Covers the region from the Gu...
Date: Venice, 1561
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Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola.
Fine early map of this modern depiction of the Arabian peninsula, being one of the earliest modern maps of the region. The map extends from the Arabian Desert south as fa...
Date: Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, c.1561
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Tabula Asiae VI.
Scarce FIRST edition of this classical map depicting the Arabian Peninsula.
Date: Venice, 1561
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Ptolemaei Typus.
A rare first edition of a very attractive Ptolemaic world map, following the standard classical format.Girolamo Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia included newly ...
Date: Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561
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Calecut Nuova Tavola.
Scarce FIRST edition of this early map of Indian peninsular, being one of the earliest modern maps of the region.Girolamo Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia inclu...
Date: Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561
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Carta Marina nuova tavola.
Uncommon first edition of this early map of Ruscelli's mariner, slightly enlarged version of the map which appeared in Gastaldi's edition of Ptolemy thirteen years earlie...
Date: Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561
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Orbis descriptio.
Uncommon first edition of this early world map, elegantly designed and engraved on copper with typical Italian taste and skill. One of two modern world maps in Ruscelli's...
Date: Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561
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Tierra Nova.
Scarce FIRST edition of this map depicting South America, extending from Labrador to Jamaica. The map is based upon a map published by Giacomo Gastaldi in 1548. One of th...
Date: Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561
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India Tercera Nuova Tavola.
Uncommon first edition of this early map of South East Asia, showing the Bay of Bengal to southern China in the north, and down just below the Equator to the south. While...
Date: Venice, 1561
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[Title page] La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo . . .
Title page of Girolamo Ruscelli's first edition of Ptolemy's Geographia included newly engraved copperplates by Giulio and Livio Sanuti.
Date: Venice, 1561
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INDIA TERCERA NUOVA TAVOLA.
Ruscelli's map is one of the earliest modern maps of Southeast Asia. An enlarged version of Gastaldi's miniature map of 1548, the map is one of the earliest to introduce ...
Date: Venice, 1561
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Tavola nuova di Prussia et di Livonia.
A Ptolemaic map of the region from Pomerania to Livonia includes a portion of Estonia and coastal detail on the Baltic Sea with a small section of the island of Gotland a...
Date: Venice, Vincentium Valgrisium, 1562
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Der Statt Istien und umbligender Landschafft gelegenheit und abcontrafactur.
Text page with a map (122x155mm.) of "Istien". It is a typical woodcut illustration that makes these Münster maps fascinating and sought after by map collector...
Date: Basel, 1562
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Tabula Aphricae II
Fine Ptolemaic style map of North Africa and including Sardinia, Sicily and the southern tip of Italy. It was published in 1562.
Date: Venice, 1562
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Isola Spagnola Nova.
One of the earliest separately published maps of Hispaniola, from an early edition of Ruscelli's version of Ptolemy's Geography, published in 1561. Ruscelli's map is a la...
Date: Venice, 1562
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Corsica.
Woodblock map of Corsica surrounded by ships and fierce sea monsters. On a full sheet of German text.
Date: Basle 1562
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[Southern Scandinavia to central Germany, Netherlands and East England]
The rare second state is dated 1562, but still lacks the imprint of Camocio. The map has no title and extends from Southern Scandinavia to Central Germany, The Netherland...
Date: Venice, 1562
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Al Ecc[ellentissi],mo Philosopho, Mathematico, Medico, et Cauallier aureato, beniemerito Guardiano grande della / Scola de .S. Marco...
The first map of Africa from the Forlani school, in a first edition. Forlani appears to have largely drawn upon the earlier work of Gastaldi. Forlani shows additional pla...
Date: Venice, 1562
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Der Statt Istien und umbligender Landschafft gelegenheit und abcontrafactur.
Text page with a map (122x155mm.) of "Istien". It is a typical woodcut illustration that makes these Münster maps fascinating and sought after by map collector...
Date: Basel, 1562
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Neapolis. / Tiloi.
Text page with two town views of Naples and "Tiloi". It is a typical woodcut illustration that makes these Münster maps fascinating and sought after by map col...
Date: Basel, 1562
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Corsica.
Nice miniature map of Corsica with monsters and ships in the sea. It is a typical woodcut illustration that makes these Münster maps fascinating and sought after by map ...
Date: Basel, 1562
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Africa nuova tavola
Decorative colored 16th century map of South Africa by G. Ruscelli. From the latin Ptolemy edition of Gastaldi-Ruscelli by V. Valgrisi, printed in Venice 1562.
Date: Venice, 1562
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Andere Landtaffel: In welcher der Moscauen gebuet mit sampt den welden und bergen. . .
One of the earliest obtainable, and first modern map of Russia! With curious details and many place names. Extends from Finland until the Caspian Sea. With sailing ships...
Date: Basel, 1563
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[West Africa]
Second block. West Africa, from the Tropic of Cancer south to St Thomas. The interior is filled with lions, elephants, monkeys and camels, with a fenced native village. O...
Date: Venice, 1563
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[East coast of Africa]
Scarce map of the eastern part of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the western part of India. In the Indian Ocean Madagascar, Noah's Ark with a dove returning with its ...
Date: Venice, G.H. Camocio, ca.1563
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Il Cuscho citta principale della provincia del Peru.
A very desirable and scarce item of this decorative and early bid's-eye town-plan of the Inca city of Cuzco. Several figures shown inside the city walls and on the hillsi...
Date: Lyons, 1564
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Constantinoble ( Constantinople )
This chorographical view of Constantinople is from Du Pinet's rare city atlas published in Lyon by Jean d'Ogerolles. It is taken from Sebastian Munster's plan and feature...
Date: Lyon, 1564
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Rubeaquum Rusach (Château D'Isenbourg)
Rubeaquum Rufach is a detailed woodcut by Sebastian Münster showing the famous Château D'Isenbourg located in the heart of the vineyards on the Alsace wine route and th...
Date: Basil, 1564
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De Lacu Lemanno. (Lake Geneva)
One Latin text page with a woodcut map of Lake Geneva (147x157mm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis. The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster from 1544 is the earli...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Bohemici Regni . . . [Czechoslovakia]
One Latin text page with a wood cut engraved map of Czechoslovakia centered on Prague (93 x 135 mm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastia...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Ungariae & Omnium partium eius. (Hungary)
One Latin text page with a wood cut engraved map of Hungary (100 x 135 mm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis. The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster from 1544 is ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[Elch Moose]
One Latin text page with on recto a wood cut illustration of an Elch Moose (11,5 x 16 cm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Descriptio Germanicae nationis propter . . .
One text page with a small wood cut map of central Europe (10 x 13,5 cm) with south to the top. On verso, Latin text with German locals. From Münster's Cosmographia Univ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Transsylvania Ungarici Regni Provincia.
One text page with a map of Hungary, Moravia and Macedonia (150 x 190 mm). On verso Latin text page with a small wood cut of a monastery on a mountain.From Münster's Cos...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[ Wood cut map of Russia centered on Moscovy]
One text page with a map of Russia, centered on Moscovie (175 x 160 mm). On verso, a text page in one hand , and in the other a horn from Münster's Cosmographia Universa...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[Versalis Lib I]
One text page with Latin text with reference to Delos, Rhodes, Alone, Thera/ Sicilia and Therasia, illustrated with a fancy wood cut map (130 x 145 mm) with three dimensi...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[De Germania - Prinum Suitenfium Foedus]
One Latin text page telling a story from the years 1316-1323. Illustrated with a wonderful wood block print of medieval knights and men shown in a highly stylized primiti...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[ Zürich ]
One Latin text page with a wood-cut illustration of Zürich (120 x 173 mm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis. The Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster from 1544 is t...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Description de la Germanie.
A wood cut printed map of Germany, The Low Countries, Poland, Austria and Switzerland (345 x 250). South to the top and a scale to the right. On verso French text.From M...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Sinus Persicus [Arabia]
Rare wood block printed map of the Arabian Peninsular from "De orbis situ libri tres accuratissime emendati". Underneath the map a lettered key (A-E) in letter ...
Date: Basle, Henri Petri, 1564
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Sinus Persicus [Arabia]
Rare wood block printed map of the Holy Land, Syria, Cyprus, northern Arabia from "De orbis situ libri tres accuratissime emendati". Underneath the map a letter...
Date: Basle, Henri Petri, 1564
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De Novis Insulis, Quomodo quando . . .
Text page with a map of unspecified islands in the New World (140 x 145 mm). with sea monsters on the recto. From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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De Terra Sancta (Jerusalem)
One Latin text page with on verso three illustrations of Salomon's Temple, View of Jerusalem and stairs to Mount Calvaria. On recto the Holy Sepulchre (Sacri sepulchri te...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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De Navigatione Maris.
One Latin text page about navigation, early voyages, and illustrated with a ship (68 x 64 mm), who was lateron used to illustrate Christopher Columbus ship. On verso an i...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[Bull from Lithuania]
One text page with a map of a bull on the recto (11 x 14 cm). On verso, a description of Poland and Russia taken from Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[De Galliae et eius fitu, item de eius patitione . . . . . . ]
One text page with a map of France on the recto (7,8 x 13,5 cm). On verso, a text page in one hand , and in the other a horn from Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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De Terris Asiae Maioris de India Ultra Gangem Fluvium Sita.
One text page with a woodcuts of a fanciful creatures along the River Ganges in India from Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster from ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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(African flora and fauna)
One text page with a woodcut of an abandon flora and fauna in Africa from Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster from 1544 is the earli...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[De Regionibus, Ubibus et Fluviis Galliae . . . ]
One text page with a map of Europe on the recto (12,2 x 15,5 cm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster from 1544 is the earliest...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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De Batavia Quae Hodie est Holandia.
One text page with an illustration of floating in the Netherland on the recto. From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster from 1544 i...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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De pago aventico vulgo Wifelspurgergow. . .
A lovely detailed wood cut map of South-western Switzerland it shows Geneva, Lake Geneva, Lake Neuchatel, Lake Biel, Bern, Freiburg, Lake Thuner, etc (150 x 155 mm). On v...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Charta cosmographica, cum ventorum propria natura et operatione..
The socond wood block cut of the cordiform world map after Gemma Frisius in Apian's Cosmographiawith explanatory text on windheads in Dutch arround, North America labeled...
Date: Antwerp 1564
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Charta cosmographica, cum ventorum propria natura et operatione..
The second wood block cut of the cordiform world map after Gemma Frisius in Apian's Cosmographiawith explanatory text on wind heads in Dutch around, North America labelle...
Date: Antwerp 1564
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[Crete] EL VERO ET NVOVO DISEGNO, DI TVTTA LA ISOLA, DI CANDIA.
Fine map of Crete. No further states are recorded.Engraved by Paolo Forlani (active 1561-1577). Title in banner in top. In lower right corner a cartouche including the hu...
Date: Venice 1564
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Vogliono alcuni l'isola di Corfu fosse prima ..
Fine map of the island of Kerkyra (Corfu), based on a map of the French artist Jacques Prevost. The present edition by Fernando Bertelli (ascribed by D.Woodward to Paolo ...
Date: Venice, 1564
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IL PORTO DI MALTA.
Rare plan of the town of Valetta showing the counter attack of the army of Ascanio against the Turks. Thirteen departing Turkish galleys have been engraved within "P...
Date: Venice, after 1564
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[No title] Daniel's Dream Map.
A somewhat curious map of Europe, Africa, and Asia is to be found in apocalyptic literature originally emanating from Wittenberg in 1530 or even 1529. One of the first im...
Date: Cologne, 1564
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Britania Insula quae dup Regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente. Ferando Berteli exc. 1561. Venise: 1562
One of the earliest printed maps of England. The essential roots of mid-16th century mapping of the British Isles go back to the English catholic priest George Lily (ca 1...
Date: Venice, 1564
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Totius Graeciae Descriptio.
A rare map of Greece. One of the first printed maps of Greece, decorated with many ships. A unique opportunity to acquire a fine example of a map from the early Lafreri s...
Date: Venice, 1564
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[Von dem königreich Poland das in Sarmatia auch..]
Early wood block printed map of Poland. Set in a page of German text.Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the "Cosmographia Universalis". The Cosm...
Date: Basle, 1564
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Das Pomerisch Meere.
RECTO: A double-page map of Pomeren, today's Poland. Illustrated in upper portion nine coats of arms of the duchies of the region. VERSO: a small map of the Prussian coas...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Friesland.
RECTO: A map of Friesland. VERSO: two woodcuts of two mice, one entering a mouse trap, and the other of a pope.Taken from Sebastian Munster's encyclopedic work, the "...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[ Two knights jousting ].
A woodcut of two knights jousting.Jousting is a sport played by two armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of martial competition between two mounted knights u...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Beschreibung der Statt Antorff? [Antwerp ]
RECTO: a bird's-eye-view of a Antwerp. VERSO: a woodcut portrait of Alfa. Taken from Sebastian Munster's encyclopedic work, the "Cosmographia Universalis". The ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Martpurg (Marburg)
RECTO: A print of the city of Marburg in Germany illustrated in lower right portion by a woodcut of a scholar . VERSO: a small map of a provincial German village.Taken fr...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Hessen.
RECTO: A map of the city of Hessen in Germany illustrated in lower right portion by a woodcut of a scholar.Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the Cosmogra...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Das Funffte Buch. Aldenburg.
RECTO: A map of the city of Aldenberg in Germany. Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the Cosmographia Universalis. The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster ...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Wittenburg. / Portrait of Luther
RECTO: A map of the city of Wittenburg in Germany illustrated in lower right portion by a woodcut of Luther. VERSO: a woodcut of a Pope.Taken from Sebastian Münster's en...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Eyfalia.
RECTO: a map of the area around Cologne, including the Dutch province Limburg and part of Luxemburg. VERSO: a woodcut of a Turkish bath scene and the its outside surround...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Munster.
A of Münster in Germany. VERSO: a woodcut of a coat of arms.Region known for its agriculture, dairy farming, livestock raising.Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclope...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[medieval banquet.]
RECTO: a woodcut of a medieval banquet.VERSO: a woodcut of a flood in The Netherlands in the year 1420 or 1446.Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the &quo...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Das Funffte Buch. Mitnacht.
Town-plan of Mitnacht with a key: A-Q. VERSO: a woodcut of a scholar. Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the "Cosmographia Universalis". The &qu...
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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Calecut Nova Tavola.
A fine early map of Indian peninsula,it being one of the earliest modern maps of the region, extending from west of the Gujarat peninsula eastward to Bengal and south as ...
Date: Venice, 1564
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Tabula Europae III (France)
Early map of France. Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio Tolomeo" (Venice, 1561). In 1574 a new plate was used which laste...
Date: Venice, 1564
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Tabula Europae V.
Early map of the Balkans. Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio Tolomeo" (Venice, 1561). In 1574 a new plate was used which ...
Date: Venice, 1564
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Calecut Nuova Tavola.
Early map of India, extending from west of the Gujarat peninsula eastward to Bengal and south as far as northern Ceylon (“Ceilam”). Girolamo Ruscelli first published ...
Date: Venice, 1564
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Tabula Aphricae I.
Early map of north-west Africa. Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio Tolomeo" (Venice, 1561). In 1574 a new plate was used ...
Date: Venice, 1564
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Tabula Asiae XI.
Early map of part of India. Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio Tolomeo" (Venice, 1561). In 1574 a new plate was used whic...
Date: Venice, 1564
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[untitled] Judaea, Chaldaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Dioscurias, Mecha, Arabia Felix, Saba et al
Johannes Honter was a Protestant reformer from Transylvania, mentioned in 1570 by Abraham Ortelius in his ground-breaking atlas. Honter’s 'Rudimentorum Cosmographicorum...
Date: Zurich, 1564
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