STATO DEL PIEMONTE
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Uncommon and Attractive map of Piedmont and the area around Turin .
Decorative detailed map with 2 cartouches. Shows the topography of the mountains , rivers etc.
Good hand colour.
Overall very good condituion
From Magini's "Italia, data in luce da Fabio suo figliuolo."
Ref Graesse IV, 336;
code : M3840
Cartographer : MAGINI Giovanni
Date : 1600c Bologna
Size : 35*46 cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617) was born in Padua, Italy, and studied medicine, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy at the University of Bologna where he was later to become a professor of astronomy. He corresponded with many of the renowned figures of the age including Ortelius, Tycho Brahe, Galileo and Johanes Kepler. He authored various works on astronomy and also produced the first printed atlas of Italy, which was published posthumously by his son Fabio. Other works included the "Geographiae Universiae" (1597) and "Moderne Tavole Di Geografia" amongst others.