Giuseppe Rosaccio: Egitto Nuova Tavola
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Cartographer:
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Giuseppe Rosaccio
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Title:
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Egitto Nuova Tavola
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Date:
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1599
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Published:
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Venice
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Width:
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10 inches / 26 cm
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Height:
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7 inches / 18 cm
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Map ref:
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AFR2366
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Description:
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| Early copper-engraved map of Egypt and the Nile Delta. Embellished with a galley and a crudely-drawn sea monster. Published in the 1599 edition of Rosaccio's "Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo" with maps by Girolamo Ruscelli. Italian text on verso. [AFR2366] |