Discorso Intorno alla Carta da Navigare

Date1590

Names

Porcacchi, Thomaso, approximately 1530-1585? (cartographer)

Format

Notes

An early edition of Porcacchi's mariner's map, which follows Gerard Mercator's large world map of 1569 on a much reduced scale.
From "L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo" The first edition of this work was published in Venice in 1572.

Subject

World maps

Nautical charts

Maps

Medium

World maps

Dimensions28.5 cm x 19.5 cm (11 1/4 in. x 7 11/16 in.)

Language

Italian

ProvenanceFrom the George Weston Limited donation of printed maps and illustrations 2002

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number912-P59-WESTON-2

Dewey Number912 P59 (Weston donation maps drawer, map #2)

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