Sanderus Antiquariaat Archives

Il Disegno della Geografia Moderna de Tutta la Provincia de la Italia.

Very rare! The map is engraved by Fabio Licinio. "La piu importante carta dell'Italia apparsa nel XVI secolo". This map represents the most important map of Italy that appeared in the 16th century. It will constitute the cartographic model of the peninsula in Italy for the following century. Almagia defines it as "one of the milestones in the evolution of the cartography of Italy". Gastaldi published the map in 1561, protected by the privilege that he obtained from the Venetian Senate on 29 July 1559. The map contains many improvements over previous maps. Old folds, a few reinforcements at the back, some light spotting in places, very good condition. Copper engraving, printed on paper from two plates, joined. Right plate seems to be trimmed a bit (cf. images in Bifolco-Ronca). Two watermarks: pilgrim in circle. Size (not including margins): 535 x 765mm (21.06 x 30.12 inches). Verso: Blank. Bifolco-Ronca, Tav. 911 State 1 (of 2)