Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. Descrittione di tutta la Terra. Libro Primo. (to accompany) Geographia di Clavdio Tolomeo alessandrino, tradotta di Greco nell'idioma volgare Italiano da Girolamo Ruscelli . In Venetia, MDXCIX (1599) Appresso gli heredi di M. Sessa.
Engraved double hemispherical world map. The engraving is a model of clarity and neatness, with typical cursive flourishes to the lettering of the sea names. The North Pole is illustrated as a land mass surrounding a sea from which four rivers radiate, and there is a well depicted northwest passage....
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Map |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Appresso gli heredi di Melchior Sessa
1599
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~286182~90058700 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/166/11299034.jpg |