Magini's Ptolemy, pub. 1596 - Map of Italy, Corsica, Sardinia,...

Name: Magini's Ptolemy, pub. 1596 - Map of Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily
Description: This engraved map is from Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) and Giovanni Antonio Magini's Geographiae universae tum vet(eris, t)um novae absolutissimum opus, duobus voluminibus distinct(um). Auctore I. A. Magino. The work was published in 1596 in Venice by S. Galignani Erben. This is the first Magini edition in Latin. The maps were engraved by Girolamo Porro.

This work is considered a later published editon of Ptolemy (Ptolemaeus)’s Geographia. The work was considered one of the most influential cartographic accounts of the ancient world and served as inspiration for all Renaissance mapmakers. He compiled what was known of the world's geography in the Roman Empire during his time (circa 90-168 AD). Ptolemy was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet. The earliest known manuscripts of Geographia date to 1300 and was first printed in 1477.

Paper Size: ~ 9" by 6 1/4"

Paper Type or Special Features: Engraving