Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany Date of Publication_c.1841 trivial wear at a couple

trivial wear at a couple of folds and intersections

published concurrently with the standard first edition - at roughly twice the price - it wasn’t strictly limited to subscribers

but he printed under his own name between 1536 and 1545

the sheets are also identified by a vellum tab with the title ‘Carte de la France’ and a number from 1 to 6

Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany Date of Publication_c.1841 trivial wear at a coupleThis map of Ptolemaic Germany and Denmark is from the fourth edition of Ruscellis Italian translation of the Geographia. It is illustrated with depictions of elk, an auroch and a pair of bison which resemble reindeer. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 19 x 26 cm, black and white as issued, Italian text on verso.