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£450
Carta da Navigare.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Attractive world map, a mariner’s map with rhumb lines emanating from 16 points. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£265
Corsica
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


A pretty, if disproportionate map of the island with title cartouche, and Porcacci’s characteristic sea monsters

Dimensions (W x H): 14.7 x 10.8 / 6 x 4½

£300
CUBA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Cuba with decorated cartouche, sea monsters and compass point. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£220
ELBA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Mpa of Elba and adjacent islands, title cartouche, ships at sea, sea monsters and compass, showing north to top right. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£185
HOLLANDA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Holland before any dykes were built and land reclaimed, showing all the original islands, Title cartouche. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£265
IAMAICA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Jamaica with decorated cartouche and sea monster. The maps for this atlas were all engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£245
INGHILTERRA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Although entitled ‘Inghilterra’, the map shows the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between1576 and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£200
INGHILTERRA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Although entitled ‘Inghilterra’, the map shows the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial (coloured) to the text. There were many editions of this ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£220
IRLANDA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Ireland with north to the right. Compass point, sea monsters. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£450
ISLANDA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Small map of Iceland, that shows the island surrounded by a frozen sea - ‘mare congelato’. Decorated cartouche compass point. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£200
ISOLE HEBRIDE ET ORCADE.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Beautiful map of Hebrides and Orkney Islands. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£320
Isole Molucche
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


A wonderful, interesting and fanciful map of the East Indies. The island of Sumatra is shown disproportionately, as is the Malay Peninsular. Borneo is named Java Menor, the Moluccas are shown as one island. The islands of Bali, Lombok and Flores are not shown

Dimensions (W x H): 14.5 x 11 / 5½ x 4½

£195
ISOLE SELANDIE.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of islands of southern Dutch coast before dykes were built and land reclaimed. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£300
MAIORCA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Majorca with title cartouche, sea monsters and compass. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£545
Malta
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Porcacchi Da Castiglione, Thomaso


A pretty, but wildly inaccurate map of the island with the port of Malta facing the bottom of the map, and the island of Gozo on the right. Title cartouche, sea monsters, mermen, and ship at sea.

Dimensions (W x H): 15 x 11 / 6 x 4½

£500
Mappa Mondo.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Oval map of the world. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£420
Mappa Mondo.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


A pretty oval map of the world. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£250
SAN LORENZO.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Madagascar with ornamented cartouche, sea monsters and compass point, with north to left of map.The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£195
SCOTIA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Scotland with north to the right and cartouche flanked by cherubs. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£300
SICILIA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Sicily with title cartouche, sea monsters and compass. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between1576 and 1713.

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£300
TAPROBANA.
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso


Map of Sri Lanka with title cartouche at top right, compass points north to the right of map. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

£650
ALBANIA Propria ouero Superiore detta anche MACEDONIA OCCIDENTALE
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VIGNOLA, da Giacomo Cantelli da


Very attractive Vignola's map of Albania, with decorative cartouches for the title (bottom left) and dedication (top right). The well educated humanist Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola was among Italian cartographers who achieved a modern approach to the elaboration of maps including more accurate ...

Dimensions (W x H): 43.5 x 54 / 17 x 21½

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PORCACCHI, Tomaso, di Castiglione


Porcacchi’s famous work ran into many editions, betwee 1576 and 1713. This attractive small map, with north to the right, occupies half of the page, with a description of the Island beneath it. The decorations to the text are coloured

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10 / 5½ x 4

£195
Insula and Arx. MOSAMBIQUE.
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BERTIUS, Petrus


Delightful little map of the island of Mozambique, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1492. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£175
LISBON (LISBOA)
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Beneath the map is a lovely view entitled LISBON from the quinta da Torrinha Val de Pereiro. Inset map of the environs of Lisbon at upper right. Title and scale at lower rtght.

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½

£300
Lisbon - Aqueduct from the Garden of the Mai d’Aqua.
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VIVIAN, George


George Vivian (1798-1873), draughtsman and painter from London, travelled through Spain and Portugal making sketches of many old buildings and towns. On his return Vivian made the drawings famous publishing a collection of lithographs under the title "Scenery of Portugal & Spain". The work consists ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29.5 x 38 / 11½ x 15

£245
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso, di Castiglione


A beautiful little map of Turkey from Porcacchi’s famous atlas, also showing Crete and many of the Aegean Islands. Atlases of islands were very popular at the time. The map occupies the centre of a larger page ( 19 x 29.5cm) with text in Italian above and below.

Dimensions (W x H): 17 x 13 / 6½ x 5

£1500
Sunset
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WARHOL, Andy.


Print edition unknown. A poster printed to coincide with an exhibition in Köln ‘Andy Warhol Das Graphische Gesamtwerk’ between April - June 1980. Signed by Warhol on the image, lower right. This image was originally issued as a screenprint of 632 unique prints of 40 portfolios containing 4 prints ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 84 / 23½ x 33

£300
View at Guimaraens (Entre Minho e Douro).
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VIVIAN, George


George Vivian (1798-1873), draughtsman and painter from London, travelled through Spain and Portugal making sketches of many old buildings and towns. On his return Vivian made the drawings famous publishing a collection of lithographs under the title "Scenery of Portugal & Spain". The work consists ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 28 / 14½ x 11

£250
Villa do Conde.
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VIVIAN, George


George Vivian (1798-1873), draughtsman and painter from London, travelled through Spain and Portugal making sketches of many old buildings and towns. On his return Vivian made the drawings famous publishing a collection of lithographs under the title "Scenery of Portugal & Spain". The work consists ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 23 / 14½ x 9

£160
Arcipelago.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of Greece and all its islands. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£245
CANDIA.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Ships, sea monsters at sea. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of Istanbul, showing the walled old city, ships at sea. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£245
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


Title in decorated cartouche, fish and sea serpent. Includes Jamaica and part of Hispaniola.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.3 x 10.2 / 5½ x 4

£145
Descrittione Del L’Isola di Taprobana
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£145
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso, di Castiglione


Latin text below the map. Title shown above map with decorative border showing kneeling cherubs. Some text shows through but in fine condition overall

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.1 / 5½ x 4

£130
IL SITO DE CURZOLARI.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the area surrounding the Curzolari Islands, between the Greek mainland and the Ionian islands. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£165
Isole Hebridi et Orcadi
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the Scottish islands - The Henrides and Orkneys. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the islands below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£120
METELLINO.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£120
MILO.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£120
NICSIA.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£130
SCARPANTO.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£120
SCIO.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

£110
STALIMENE.
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PORCACCHI, Tomaso


A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

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