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First Italian edition of the first regional atlas of the New World. Burden calls this edition “the most comprehensive atlas produced between Martin Waldseemuller’s Geographiae of 1513, and the Abraham Ortelius Theatrum of 1570. Giacomo Gastaldi had the maps beautifully engraved on copper. This marks a turning point, from now on the majority of cartographic works used this medium [...] it gave the engraver the ability to render more detail.” Of the copper-engraved maps, 26 are Ptolemaic maps of the ancient world and the remainder are modern maps designed by Gastaldi – all were redrawn for this edition as opposed to copying those in earlier editions. There are six maps of the Americas and two world maps present (Shirley 87 & 88).
Of particular note in the American maps are the first separate map of the South American continent (map 54) and the the earliest separate map of the Gulf Coast, Mexico, and the present Southwestern United States (map 55)
A contemporary reader of this copy has deleted references to Sebastian Munster, striking his name through in ink on several leaves including the title-page. Adams P-2234; Phillips Atlases 369; Sabin 66502; Karrow, 220.
Octavo (165 × 102mm). Woodcut border on title-page, woodcut portrait of Ptolemy stargazing, woodcut historiated initials and diagrams, 59 double-page engraved maps (of 60, lacking two leaves with east coast of North America map; pl. 55 loose, pl. 32’s lower margin extended, soiled, first and final two leaves laid-in, occasional worming, marginal tear in title-page, dampstained). Contemporary calf (rebacked with portion of old spine laid down, hinges well-worn, some peeling). Provenance: few contemporary annotations.
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