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Bell’Armato’s Tuscany
Descrittione di tutta la Toscana
Fatta Da. M. Hier:mo Bell'Armato... MDLXIII
Venice,
1563
Engraved map, good margins, some minor damp staining to lower margin, tear to lower right skilfully repaired, watermark of a Fleur-de-lys in a circle under six pointed star (similar to Woodward 110).
(plate) 320 by 450mm. (12.5 by 17.75 inches).
20482
notes:
A rare example of Girolamo Bell'Armato's important early map of Tuscany, published in Venice by Bertelli and Forlani.
Bell'Armato's map, originally published in 1536, is the earliest known printed map of Tuscany and was a significant achievement in the field of cartography. Bell'Armato was born in Siena in 1493, and his four-sheet map of Tuscany was a pioneering work in the region.
Paolo Forlani, who flourished in Venice around 1560-1571, was a prolifi...
Bell'Armato's map, originally published in 1536, is the earliest known printed map of Tuscany and was a significant achievement in the field of cartography. Bell'Armato was born in Siena in 1493, and his four-sheet map of Tuscany was a pioneering work in the region.
Paolo Forlani, who flourished in Venice around 1560-1571, was a prolifi...
bibliography:
Bifolco 995 state 1.
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