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C1661
Carta particolare del mare del Sur che comincia con l’Isole di Salamone e finiscie con la costa di Lima nel’Peru: la longitudino comincia da l’Isola di Pico d’Asores, Asia Carta, XXIII
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Rare , c.17th large scale sea chart of the northern reaches of the South Pacific, extending from the Solomon Islands to the coast of Peru by Robert Dudley (1547-1649). Dudley was the illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Carta particolare del mare del Sur che comincia con l’Isole di Salamone e finiscie con la costa di Lima nel’Peru: la longitudino comincia da l’Isola di Pico d’Asores, Asia Carta, XXIII
Date:
C1661
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds, two sheets joined as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
760mm
x 480mm
Paper Size:
834mm
x 551mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1661
Description:
Rare , c.17th large scale sea chart of the northern reaches of the South Pacific, extending from the Solomon Islands to the coast of Peru by Robert Dudley (1547-1649).
Dudley was the illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Soon after 1605 he left for Italy where he remained for the rest of his life with his wife and cousin Elizabeth Southwell, becoming naval advisor to Cosimo de’ Medici and Ferdinand II.
In its southern portion it bears annotations concerning the conjectural and imperfectly known coastline. At the bottom are a number of notes regarding the winds and a reference to Terra Australis Incognita. The Solomon Islands are prominently placed in the north-west, with additional island groups plotted far to the east.
The chart if from Robert Dudley’s Arcano del Mare, (Secrets of the Sea) one of the greatest atlases ever produced. The Arcano del Mare was the first sea atlas of the world on Mercator’s projection and first to include magnetic variation, currents and prevailing winds. The engraver of the charts Anton Francesco Lucini (1610 – after 1661), worked on the plates in seclusion for twelve years in an obscure Tuscan village, using 5,000 lbs of copper. The Arcano del mare took forty years to prepare and twelve to execute. It is an encyclopedia of everything connected with the sea from shipbuilding to navigation to cartography.
From: Dudley, R. Dell’Arcano del Mare
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: v. 1, 457.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 :: M.DUD-1a–1e.
Mickwitz & Miekkavaara, The A.E. Nordenskiold Collection of Maps up to 1800 Helsinki 1979-1995 :: 70.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1644608
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: v. 3, 324
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: v. 1, 457.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 :: M.DUD-1a–1e.
Mickwitz & Miekkavaara, The A.E. Nordenskiold Collection of Maps up to 1800 Helsinki 1979-1995 :: 70.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1644608
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: v. 3, 324
Robert Dudley (1574 - 1649)
Dudley was an English explorer and cartographer and illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. He inherited the bulk of the Earl's estate in accordance with his father's will, including Kenilworth Castle. In 1603–1605, he tried unsuccessfully to establish his legitimacy in court. After that he left England forever, finding a new existence in the service of the grand dukes of Tuscany. There, he worked as an engineer and shipbuilder, and designed and published Dell Arcano del Mare (1645-1646), the first maritime atlas to cover the whole world. He was also a skilled navigator and mathematician. In Italy, he styled himself "Earl of Warwick and Leicester", as well as "Duke of Northumberland", a title recognized by Emperor Ferdinand II.
