THE TEMPLE OF THESEUS ATHENS GREECE
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Steel engraving by Le Petit after drawing by Wolfensberger from `The Classic Lands of Europe`.V.good condition.
code : P263
Cartographer : RAMUSIO
Date : 1842 London
Size : 12.5*19cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
Giovanni Battista Ramusio
(1485 - 1557)
Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485-1557) was an Italian geographer who worked within the Venetian Empire. His father had been a magistrate and he himself served as a civil servant to Venice. He served throughout Europe, allowing him to build up a network of informants and a collection of travel materials. He compiled this information into his enduring masterpiece, Navigationi et Viaggi, in 1550 (first volume) and 1556 (third volume). The second volume appeared after his death in 1559, as the original manuscript had been destroyed by a fire.
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