AMERICA by Giovanni Magini 1597
Ortelius informed Magini in November 1597 about this pirate edition, and the publication was stopped till 1608 when Keschedt issued a new edition.
America.
Item Number: 22492
Category:
Antique maps > America > The Americas
References: Burden - #97; Meurer (Cologne) - Mag 63
Old, antique map of America, by Giovanni Magini.
Engraved by Girolamo Porro.
Date of the first edition: 1596
Date of this map: 1597
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 12.5 x 17.5cm (4.9 x 6.8 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Burden, #97: Meurer (Cologne), Mag 63
From: Geographicae Universae tum veteris novae . . . Auctore Io. Ant. Magino. Cologne, P. Keschedt, 1597. - Pirate edition after Magini's original work of 1596.
Ortelius informed Magini in November 1597 about this pirate edition, and the publication was stopped till 1608 when Keschedt issued a new edition.