Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio
Venice: Giovanni Turrini, 1655. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 3 x 4.25". This miniature map of the western hemisphere belongs to a period of great cartographic interest in the early-to-mid 17th century. Conscious of the great popularity of Abraham Ortelius's miniature atlas, which the famous cartographer first published in 1577, Giovanni Turrini produced a now-rare Italian version of the atlas, "Il Teatro del Mondo," in which this map was included. Although Ortelius had since published revised editions of his famous..... More