Patrimonio di S. Pietro, Sabina et Ducato di Castro
Bologna: Sebastiano Bononi, 1620. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14.25" x 18.5". Fine antique map of Rome and its environs. Geographical details including bodies of water, mountains and forests are beautifully depicted. Map also features lavish ornamental cartouches, ships in the stippled ocean and a vignette of the iconic image of Romulus, Remus and the wolf. Several small wormholes mainly along centerfold. Magini (1555-1617) was an Italian humanist and professor of astronomy. This rare map was published in his seminal..... More