Il Mappa Mondo o sia Descriziona Generale del Globo, Ridotto in Quadro

An attractive Mappa Monde in Mercator’s Projection. Ornamental cartouche at lower left. Routes of major explorers are shown, 16 point compass. The projection exaggerates the lack of knowledge about the Northern coast of America. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as Captain Cook, for his maps of New Zealand and Australia, Robert de Vaugondy, Bellin, and developed his own distinctive elegant style.

Fine condition, good margins.