Item #297729 Territorio di Verona. Giovanni Antonio MAGINI.

Territorio di Verona

Bologna: Sebastiano Bononi, 1620.

Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 18".

Beautifully detailed map of the territory of Verona and Lago de Garda, extending from Trento to Mantua. The map has north oriented on the right, and features ornate architectural cartouches. State boundaries are hand colored, and mountains, valleys, and cities are depicted pictorially. Reinforcement to lower margin near centerfold.

Magini (1555-1617) was an Italian humanist and professor of astronomy. This rare map was published in his seminal work, "Italia", the first printed atlas of Italy. Although he had been compiling the atlas since 1594, Magini died before its publication. His son Fabio continued his efforts and the first edition was eventually printed by Sebastiano Bononi. For much of the 17th century "Italia" was hailed as the leading primary source of regional Italian maps and their continued use by notable mapmakers such as Blaeu and Ortelius sustained Magini's legend.

Binding: Unbound
Language: English

Price: $500.00

Item #297729

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