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C1550
(1559)
Ostro Sumatra.
Mapmaker:
Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485 - 1557)
Second edition of the first printed map devoted to Sumatra, from “one of the earliest and most important collections of voyages and travels.” (Hill 1418.) Issued in “Terzo Volume Delle Navigationi et Viaggi…” published Venice 1565. This edition is identified … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Ostro Sumatra.
Date:
C1550
(1559)
Mapmaker:
Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485 - 1557)
Condition:
In good condition, centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Original woodcut.
Image Size:
365mm
x 270mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1559
Description:
Second edition of the first printed map devoted to Sumatra, from “one of the earliest and most important collections of voyages and travels.” (Hill 1418.) Issued in “Terzo Volume Delle Navigationi et Viaggi…” published Venice 1565. This edition is identified by the page numbers 433-434 and prior to the worming which effected the block in later editions. Ramusio’s Viaggi was first issued in three volumes in 1550-59. Ramusio Italian geographer who compiled a collection of travel writings, ‘Delle Navigationi et Viaggi, containing his version of Marco Polo’s journey and the account of the voyage of the French Parmentier brothers to Sumatra.
References Hill 1420-1421, Suarez p.157, ill. fig.77
