ARTIST: Claudius Ptolemy
PUBLISHER: Published by Giovanni Antonio Magini, Venice.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1596
EDITION SIZE: Plate size 5 3/8 x 7" (13.5 x 17.8 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A fine example of this Ptolemaic map of northern Africa. Shows current day Tunisia and Libya. This map appeared in "Geographiae Cl. Ptolemaei Pars Scounda" which was part of "Geographiae Universae...". Embellished with several large sea monsters in the Mediterranean.
ADDITIONAL INFO: First state.
CONDITION: Good condition. Black & white.
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