Discorso Intorno alla Carta da Navigare
Date1590
Names
Porcacchi, Thomaso, approximately 1530-1585?
(cartographer)
Format
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.
From "L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo" The first edition of this work was published in Venice in 1572.
Medium
Dimensions28.5 cm x 19.5 cm (11 1/4 in. x 7 11/16 in.)
Language
ProvenanceFrom the George Weston Limited donation of printed maps and illustrations 2002
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession Number912-P59-WESTON-2
Dewey Number912 P59 (Weston donation maps drawer, map #2)
