POMPEII THE FORUM
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Attractive hand coloured steel engraving.V.good condition.
code : P793
Cartographer : RAMUSIO
Date : 1840c London
Size : 12.5*19.5cms
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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