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"[Descrittione del Mappamondo]", Porcacchi, Tomaso
Subject: World
Period: 1572 (circa)
Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
5.8 x 4.3 inches
14.7 x 10.9 cm
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Charming miniature map of the world on an oval projection, engraved by Girolamo Porro after a larger world map by Camoccio on the Gastaldi prototype. The huge mythical Terra Incognita dominates the Southern Hemisphere. On a trimmed sheet with Italian text on verso.
References: King (3rd Ed.) #1572; Shirley #127.
Condition: A
A dark impression, on a watermarked sheet with minor marginal foxing. The sheet was trimmed for framing.
Estimate: $350 - $425
Current High Bid:
$230
Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $240
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$100 - $249$10
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