Antique map of World by Maffei Giovanni 1589
Indiarum Orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio, Pet. Maffei Historiae Harum Verissimae, Dedicata.
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Category: Antique maps > World
Old, antique map of the World by Maffei Giovanni
Copper engraving
Size: 26 x 49cm (10 x 19 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Small stain in title cartouche, else perfect.
References: Shirley (World), 166 - Rarety 'S'; Wagner, 172.
From: I.oan. Petri Maffei, Historiarum Indicarum. Cologne, 1589.
Giovanni Maffei's account of the Portuguese accomplishments throughout India and the East was first published in Florence in 1588. Later issues are recorded from Venice, Bergamo and Antwerp but only those from Cologne in 1589 and 1593 contain a world map.