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ORTELIUS Abraham (1528 - 1598)MareMagnum

Africae Tabula Nova

La carta del continente nero di Ortelius rappresenta una delle pietre miliari nella cartografia dell’Africa, diventando subito molto popolare e rimanendo carta di riferimento anche per il secolo successivo. Cartograficamente è una copia della carta di Giacomo Gastaldi del 1564, e segue la tolemaica visione del coso del fiume Nilo. Il bellissimo cartiglio al centro mostra elementi egizi, mentre una grande battaglia navale e due mostri marini decorano questa importante mappa, tratta dall’edizione tedesca del Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Carta tratta dal Theatrum Orbis Terrarum e che è considerato il primo vero “atlante” moderno. L’opera fu pubblicata in 7 lingue e 36 edizioni, per il quale – nel 1570 - Ortelius ottenne il privilegio, ovvero una sorta di diritto d'autore che impediva ad altri cartografi di pubblicare i propri lavori. Il Theatrum rappresentava il lavoro più avanzato del lavoro della descrizione cartografica. L’Ortelius vi raccolse il sapere geografico e cartografico del suo tempo, proponendo in 147 spettacolari tavole incise l’immagine più fedele del mondo allora conosciuto e, in alcune straordinarie “carte storiche”, regioni e itinerari tratti dalla letteratura, dalla mitologia, dalla tradizione. Ortelius fu anche il primo a citare le fonti, menzionando i nomi dei cartografi nel “catalogus auctorum”. Dal 1598 al 1612 le edizioni postume del Theatrum furono realizzate dal suo collaboratore Johannes Baptiste Vrients. Incisione in rame, eccellente coloritura coeva, in ottimo stato di conservazione. This beautiful map is one of the cornerstone maps of Africa. Geographically, it is a close copy of Gastaldi’s map of 1564 and follows the Ptolemaic view of the Nile. Ortelius' map was modern in appearance, compared to Munster and others, and remained the standard map of Africa well into the 17th century. The map contains a superb vignette of a naval battle on bottom right, and various sea monsters. The cartouche bears Egyptian decorations. From a German edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Map taken from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which is considered the first true modern "Atlas". The work was published in 7 languages and 36 editions, for which - in 1570 - Ortelius obtained the privilege, a kind of copyright that prevented other cartographers from publishing his works. The Theatrum represented the most advanced work of cartographic description. Ortelius collected in it the geographical and cartographic knowledge of his time, proposing in 147 spectacular engraved plates the most faithful image of the world then known and, in some extraordinary "historical maps", regions and routes taken from literature, mythology, tradition. Ortelius was also the first to cite sources, mentioning the names of cartographers in the "catalogus auctorum". From 1598 to 1612 the posthumous editions of the Theatrum were made by his collaborator Johannes Baptiste Vrients. Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, in good condition. M. Van den Broecke "Ortelius Atlas Maps" (2011), n. 8; O. I. Norwich, "Norwich's Maps of Africa", map 10; R. L. Betz "The Mapping of Africa…" (2007), map 12.

SANUTO Livio (Venezia 1520 - 1576 circa)MareMagnum

Africae Tabula X

Rarissima carta geografica dell'Africa meridionale.La mappa è tratta dalla 'Geografia di M. Livio Sanuto : distinta in XII libri : ne quali, oltra l'esplicatione di molti luoghi di Tolomeo, e della Bussola, e dell'Aguglia, si dichiarano le Prouincie, Popoli, Regni... dell'Africa. Con XII tauole di esse Africa in dissegno di rame / aggiuntiui de piu tre Indici da M. Giouan Carlo Saraceni... ; [aiutato a ciò da Giulio suo fratello, che di propia mano tagliò tutti li Rami'.Si tratta del primo atlante dedicato esclusivamnete all'Africa, con le tavole disegnate da Livio Sanuto e finemente tradotte in rame dal fratello Giulio. L'opera venne pubblicata postuma a Venezia nel 1588, da Damiano Zenaro ed a cura di Carlo Saraceni.Incisione in rame, restauri perfettamente eseguiti alla piega centrale ed a dei fori di tarlo presenti nella parte superiore ed inferiore, per il resto in ottimo stato di conservazione.Rara ed affascinante mappa dell'Africa. A very rare map of Southern Africa.The map is taken from 'Geografia di M. Livio Sanuto : distinta in XII libri : ne quali, oltra l'esplicatione di molti luoghi di Tolomeo, e della Bussola, e dell'Aguglia, si dichiarano le Prouincie, Popoli, Regni... dell'Africa. Con XII tauole di esse Africa in dissegno di rame / aggiuntiui de piu tre Indici da M. Giouan Carlo Saraceni... ; [aiutato a ciò da Giulio suo fratello, che di propia mano tagliò tutti li Rami'.First printed atlas of Africa, published postumously by Sanuto's friend Saraceni who added the tables of contents and the preface on the life of the author.The maps were drawn by Sanuto and finely engraved by his brother Jules. The atlas is divided into twelve books, the first containing notes on scientific observation, the declination of the magnetic needle and corrections to the work, the second explains the divisions of Sanuto's prospective description of the world, and the other ten on Africa which was the only section he completed before his death.Livio Sanuto (c.1520-1576), was a Venetian cosmographer, mathematician and maker of terrestrial globes. Sanuto was one of the so-called Lafreri school of engravers, whose output signalled the transition between the maps of Ptolemy and the maps of Mercator and Ortelius. Livio and his brother Giulio, planned a massive and comprehensive atlas to include maps and descriptions of the whole world, which he believed would be more accurate than any previously published. Unfortunately, he died in 1576 having only completed 12 maps of Africa. The 12 maps were eventually published in 1588 by Livio's brother Giulio, under the title "Geografia Di M. Livio Sanuto..." . In the compliation of this and the other African maps, Sanuto relied on Gastaldi's 1564 map and Portuguese sea charts for the mapping of the coasts and for information about the interior, used accounts by Duarte Barbosa and João de Barros. After its publication in 1588, this work was copied by other leading map makers for nearly a century afterwards.Seas are decorated with contemporary sailing vessels and monsters.Etching with engraving, some expert repairs at the central folds and at worm holes along the upper and lower edge, otherwise in good condition. NORWICH: 152; see BETZ 22.

Libreria Antiquarius · Roma, IT3 800,00 €

DE JODE Cornelis (c. 1509 - 91)MareMagnum

Africae Vera Forma et Sitvs

Si tratta della seconda mappa dell'Africa realizzata dalla famiglia De Jode, nella fattispecie realizzata da Cornelis De Jode nel 1593. Suo padre, Gerard, nel 1578 aveva pubblicato l'atlante Speculum Orbis Terrarum, di cui intendeva probabilmente realizzare un'edizione riveduta e ampliata. A causa della sua morte, nel 1591, fu il figlio Cornelis a portarne a compimento il progetto nel 1593 con lo Speculum Orbis Terrae. Realizza così, dieci nuove mappe, tra cui questa carta dell'Africa. Cartograficamente la mappa deriva in parte dalla carta del mondo di Mercator del 1569, ed in parte da quella di Ortelius, pubblicata nel 1570. Come tutte le carte della famiglia De Jode, anche questa mappa è molto rara. Infatti, dopo la prematura morte di Cornelis, nel 1600, tutte le lastre passarono a Jan Baptiste Vrients. La vedova di Vrients vendette poi le lastre a Moretus, ma non furono più utilizzate per successive tirature. Incisione in rame, in perfetto stato di conservazione. This is the De Jode family's second map of Africa, issued in 1593 by Cornelis de jode. His father, Gerard, in 1578 published the atlas Speculum Orbis Terrarum, and evidently he intended to issue a revisited and expanded edition. Due to his death, Cornelis realized the new edition and in 1593 published the atlas Speculum Orbis Terrae, adding ten new copperplates includind this map of Africa. The large title at the top is flanked by some intricate design work and the oceans are decorated with sailing ships and sea monsters. Cartographically, the map refers to Mercator for the river systems and Ortelius for other points. De Jode had originally intended his atlas to compete with Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The competition between De Jode and Ortelius had been intense, but the better-connected Ortelius was able to influence events - possibly even ensuring a denial of the necessary Royal Privilege for De Jode until 1577. De Jode's Speculum Orbis Terrarum was issued the next year. The Speculum had to compete against Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, in its eighth year of publication and already in its sixteenth edition, and was unable to make any serious impression on the market-hold enjoyed by Ortelius. De Jode's maps are thus appreciably rarer than those by Ortelius and are often better engravings. A good impression of this finely engraved, rare and sought after map in overall good condition. R. L. Betz "The Mapping of Africa…" (2007), map 27; O. I. Norwich, "Norwich's Maps of Africa", map 19

Libreria Antiquarius · Roma, IT5 500,00 €

Sieber, Roy and Roslyn Adele Walker:MareMagnum

African Art in the Cycle of Life. Published for the National Museum of African Art by the Smithonian Institution Press. (Ausstellung; Sept. 28, 1987 - March 20, 1988).

Gutes Exemplar; der farb. illustr. Einband etwas lichtrandig und stw. berieben. - Aus der Afrika-Bibliothek von Dr. H. J. Koloß, Völkerkundemuseum Berlin; mit wenigen Bleistift-Anstreichungen. - Englisch. - Vorwort: Sylvia H. Williams. - INHALT : Lenders to the Exhibition ---- Foreword ---- Acknowledgments ---- Introduction ---- Continuity ---- Transition ---- Toward a Secure World ---- Governance ---- Status and Display ---- Imports ---- Departure ---- Conclusion ---- Provenance and Publication Data ---- Bibliography. // ... sculptures of the Bamana (cat. no. 5) and others (for example, cat. no. 73) who lived in the Western Sudan, where the dry climate has helped ensure the long life of some carvings. In most instances only those objects in relatively durable materials-such as metal or fired clay-survive. Pottery, even broken, offers the archaeologist evidence of the cultures that once occupied a site or an area. Sequences of form and modeled, painted, impressed, or incised decoration reflect cultural changes and give some hint of the changing history of an area. Figures modeled in clay and then fired are among the earliest evidence of sculptural activity in sub-Saharan Africa. The Nok terra-cottas of northern Nigeria dating to perhaps two thousand years ago are one example (cat. no. 72). Later examples are known from the inland delta region of the Niger River, the Djenne terra-cottas (cat. no. 4). Some metal objects have been recovered archaeologically from societies or periods now lost, such as at Igbo-Ukwu and Ife in Nigeria, and some have survived above ground, for instance, those from kingdoms that were known to early European travelers, such as the Nigerian kingdom of Benin (cat. nos. 45-46). For the greater part the arts of Africa do not long survive, and most of what we know of the forms and styles has been derived from objects in perishable materials collected within the past century. And these rarely have seen more than a generation or two of use. One extremely rare exception is the wooden Yoruba divination board (cat. no. 30), which was collected before 1659. Nearly every African sculpture in a museum, collection, or exhibition has had its life cycle interrupted. Made to be used and then used up or perhaps accidently destroyed by fire, climate, or insects, the sculptures were meant to be replaced. The replacement quite literally took the place of the lost piece, which in itself had most probably been a replacement. I once was shown a broken terra-cotta figure of a queen mother among the Kwahu of Ghana. The chief who showed it to me noted that it was newly broken and that it would now have to be replaced. The broken one was said to be the funerary terra-cotta made for the first queen mother of the village some two-and-one-half centuries earlier. … (Roy Sieber; S. 13) ISBN 0874748216

Bookshop Buch Fundus · Berlin, DE30,00 €

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