Antique Map "Tabula Seconda de Asia" (Caucasus) F. De Nicola Berlinghieri, 1482

Description: Southern Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus, from the third edition of Ptolemy's Geography to have printed maps, the first to be printed in the vernacular and the first with 'modern' maps'. Francesco Berlinghieri (1440-1501), an Italian scholar and humanist, started work on a revision of Ptolemy in 1464, updating the Ptolemiac maps, supplementing them with modern maps (France, Italy, Spain and the Holy Land) and writing a commentary in Italian verse.The maps were engraved by Niccolò Tedesco, a German printer, unusually equidistant meridians and parallels, and rectangular borders rather than trapezoid. The completed work was published as 'Septe Giornate della Geographia di Francesco Berlinghieri' ('The Seven Days of Geography'). Blank Verso. Sheet size: 56 x 43 cm. Excellent condition: slightly trimmed to platemark top and bottom. Shipment to be arranged via registered mail.

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Format: Atlas Map

Era: 1400s

Printing Technique: Woodcut

Year: 1482

Country/Region: Russia, Ukraine

Cartographer/Publisher: Francesco de Nicola Berlinghieri

Antique: Yes

Date Range: 1400-1499

Type: Physical Map

Original/Reproduction: Antique Original