Ptolemy; G PorroBiblio.com
Ptolemy; Giovanni Magini; Girolamo PorroBiblio.com
Tavola Dell' Universale descrittione del mondo secondo tolomeo.
1597M7336Venice: Gio. Battista & Giorgio Galignani c. 1597. Very Good;. Notes: Text in Italian.<br>From Magini's "Geografia cioe Descrittione Universale della Terra".<br>The first edition of this map was printed with Latin text with the later issues printed in Italian.<br>"This quarto edition of Ptolemy was edited by the distinguished Italian geographer Giovanni Magini who also published as part of the same work the first reduced-size version of Mercator's atlas. The four world maps -- one ancient and three modern engravings -- are all by Girolamo Porro neatly copying other earlier works." Shirley Size : 135x175 mm 5.31x6.89 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Reference: Shirley 193; Phillips 405. Category: Maps World; Gio. Battista & Giorgio Galignani unknown
