"Isola Cuba Nova", Ruscelli, Girolamo
Subject: Cuba
Period: 1598 (published)
Publication: Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Allessadrino…
Color: Black & White
Size:
9.6 x 7.2 inches
24.4 x 18.3 cm
This early, detailed map of Cuba is based on the work of Gastaldi. Cuba is correctly shown as a very mountainous island, although the overall shape and orientation is incorrect. Trinidad (La Trinitad) appears in its correct position on the southern coast, but the other cities are less identifiable. The map also includes Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and part of Hispaniola. This is the later edition with the decorative elements added. Italian text on verso.
References: Cueto #4-5; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #227-67.
Condition: A
A bit of show-through of text on verso and minor tape residue at paper edges on verso.
