"Inghilterra", Porcacchi, Tomaso
Subject: Britain
Period: 1576-1605 (circa)
Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
5.5 x 4 inches
14 x 10.2 cm
This delightful miniature map of the United Kingdom is oriented with north to the right. The outline follows the work of George Lily, although Ireland is based on the same source used by Mercator in 1554 and 1564. Interestingly, London is omitted, but the map includes a portion of the coastline of France and Belgium. The map is adorned with a compass rose, numerous sea monsters, a stippled sea, and a title cartouche supported by mermaids. Engraved by Girolamo Porro and printed on a full sheet (7 x 10.3") of Italian text.
References: King (2nd Ed.), p. 57-59; Shirley (BI) #97.
Condition: A
Lightly toned with marginal soiling and a minute hole in top blank margin.
