CARTA DA NAVIGARE.: World Map for mariners.
by PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso
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About This Item
Venice: L'Isole Piu Famoso del Mondo. Simon Galignani., 1590. Attractive world map, a mariner's map with rhumb lines emanating from 16 points. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713. Size:197 x 297 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Closed tear on lower margin of leaf not affecting map. Very good condition. Moreland and Bannister, p.68
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53262
- Title
- CARTA DA NAVIGARE.
- Author
- PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Venice: L'Isole Piu Famoso del Mondo. Simon Galignani.
- Date Published
- 1590
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.