Beautiful 1597 antique map of Cyprus with two elaborate cartouches.
Issued by Claudius Ptolemaeus, (Claudius Ptolemy) ancient maps. Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Egyptian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and writer.
Editor: Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555 – 1617)
Engraver: Girolamo Porro.
Origin: Geographiae universe tum veteris, tum novae absolutissimum opus … Second edition of the Magini Edition, the last significant Ptolemy adaptation. Latin Text.
Published in Cologne by Peter Keschedt, 1597.
16th -17th -18th-19th Century maps & atlases & prints. We sell guaranteed Absolutely Original authentic Maps and Prints. A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request.
Size: Sheet app.: 9 x 7 inches. 23.5 x 17 cm. Image app:. 6.75 x 4.75 inches. 17 x 12.5 cm. Condition: Very good.