"[Untitled - France]", Rosaccio, Guiseppe

This woodcut map of France depicts mountains, rivers and cities in a crude, but charming manner. The map extends to include Belgium, the Netherlands, and parts of Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. A similar map first appeared in Rosaccio's Theatro del Cielo o della Terra in 1595, with numerous editions published through 1724. New wood blocks were cut for the 1688 edition, which was renamed Teatro del Mondo e sue Parti.

References: King (2nd Ed.) pp. 72-73; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ROS-2a #5.

Condition: B+

A dark impression, issued folding, with very minor soiling and several small worm tracks that have been professionally infilled, with loss of a small amount of image at top center and the bottom right corner.