Old, antique map of ancient Italy by Ph. Cluverius 1630
Philipp Clüver (Danzig, 1580 – Leiden 1623)
Philipp Clüver was a geographer who settled in Leiden and specialised in ancient geography. He published studies concerning historical geography. The Germania Antiqua was published in 1616, Sicilia Antiqua in 1619; the Italia Antiqua was published posthumously in Leiden in 1624.
After the death of Clüver, his most widely-distributed work, Introductionis in Universam Geographam Tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI, was published through the efforts of Joseph Vorstius. It initially appeared in Leiden in 1624 in one volume containing six books.
Italia Antiqua Philippo Cluvero Borusso Designatore. / Iodocus Hondius excud.
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > Italy
Map of ancient Italy by Ph. Cluverius.
Copper engraving
Size: 36.5 x 50cm (14.2 x 19.4 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Old coloured.
Condition Rating: A
References: Van der Krogt 1, 7000H:1A.1; Borri, 68.
From: Atlantis Maioris Appendix, sive Pars Altera, ... Amsterdam, J. Janssonius, 1630. (Van der Krogt 1, 1:202)
Philipp Clüver (Danzig, 1580 – Leiden 1623)
Philipp Clüver was a geographer who settled in Leiden and specialised in ancient geography. He published studies concerning historical geography. The Germania Antiqua was published in 1616, Sicilia Antiqua in 1619; the Italia Antiqua was published posthumously in Leiden in 1624.
After the death of Clüver, his most widely-distributed work, Introductionis in Universam Geographam Tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI, was published through the efforts of Joseph Vorstius. It initially appeared in Leiden in 1624 in one volume containing six books.
