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L’Isole piu famose del Mondo.

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L’Isole piu famose del Mondo.

by PORCACCHI, Thomaso

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Venetia, Heredi di Simon Galignani, 1590.

Folio [310 x 214 mm] of (3) bl.ll., (12) ll., 201 pp., (1) p., (1) bl.l. An engraved frontispiece, 47 copper engraved maps and the printer's mark at the end. Some slight foxing. Preserved in its contemporary limp vellum with small flaps, flat spine with small portions missing, handwritten title on the lower edge. Contemporary binding.

Third edition widely enlarged of this famous atlas, illustrated with 47 maps, that is to say 17 more than in the First edition of 1572.

Leclerc, Bibliotheca Americana, n°461; Sabin 64150 ; Adams 1906.

pages 157 to 184 are dedicated to America and contain " Descrittione della Gran Citta e isola Temistitan " and " Descrittione dell'Isola et terra di Santa Croce, overo Mondo Nuovo " with a reduced version of the very important map of North America published by Forlani in Venice in 1565, the first map to show America as a geographic entity of its own, and the second map to show in details the Strait of Anian. These pages also present the descriptions of Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, of S. Iacopo, S. Lorenzo, S. Giovanni with 5 maps. The book concludes with " Descrittione del Mappamondo " and " Discorso intorno alla Carta da navigare " pp. 193-201 with 2 world maps. The greater part of the texts dedicated here to America is published here for the first time.

This third edition contains 2 maps that are published here for the first time, absent from the 1576 second edition: " Descrittione dell'Istria " and " Descrittione dell'Isola d'Elandia, isola de Gotti ".

The illustrations consist of 1 title printed in an architectural border decorated with cartographic symbols, the printer's mark at the back of the last leaf, and 47 finely copper-engraved maps.

The 47 maps of Girolamo Porro, a famous member of the Italian School, are superbly drawn.

An attractive pure copy particularly wide margined (height: 310 mm), one of the largest known, preserved in its contemporary limp vellum.

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Venetia, Heredi di Simon Galignani, 1590.

In-folio de (3) ff.bl., (12) ff., 201 pp., (1) p., (1) f.bl. Un frontispice gravé, 47 cartes sur cuivre et la marque de l'imprimeur à la fin. Qq. ff. piqués. Conservé dans son vélin souple de l'époque à petits rabats, dos lisse avec quelques manques, titre manuscrit sur la tranche inférieure. Reliure de l'époque.

310 x 214 mm.

Troisième édition largement augmentée de ce célèbre atlas, illustrée de 47 cartes soit 17 de plus que dans la première de 1572.

Leclerc, Bibliotheca Americana, n°461 ; Sabin 64150 ; Adams 1906.

Les pages 157 à 184 sont consacrées à l'Amérique et contiennent " Descrittione della Gran Citta e isola Temistitan " et " Descrittione dell'Isola et terra di Santa Croce, overo Mondo Nuovo " avec une version réduite de la très importante carte de l'Amérique du Nord publiée par Forlani à Venise en 1565, la première carte à montrer l'Amérique comme une entité géographique à part entière, et la seconde carte à montrer de manière détaillée le détroit d'Anian. Ces pages présentent encore les descriptions d'Haïti, de Cuba, de la Jamaïque, de S. Iacopo, de S. Lorenzo, de S. Giovanni avec 5 cartes. L'ouvrage s'achève sur " Descrittione del Mappamondo " et " Discorso intorno alla Carta da navigare " pp. 193-201 avec 2 cartes du monde. La majeure partie des textes consacrés ici à l'Amérique parait ici pour la première fois.

Cette troisième édition comporte 2 cartes qui paraissent ici pour la première fois, absentes de la seconde édition de 1576 : " Descrittione dell'Istria " et " Descrittione dell'Isola d'Elandia, isola de Gotti ".

L'illustration comporte 1 titre imprimé dans un cadre architectural orné de symboles cartographiques, la marque de l'imprimeur au verso du dernier feuillet, et 47 cartes finement gravées sur cuivre.

Les 47 cartes de Girolamo Porro, célèbre membre de l'Ecole italienne, sont superbement exécutées.

Bel et pur exemplaire particulièrement grand de marges (hauteur : 310 mm), l'un des plus grands connus, conservé dans son vélin souple de l'époque.

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L’Isole piu famose del Mondo.
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PORCACCHI, Thomaso
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