Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Bordone, Benedetto
Title:
Iava Minore
Date:
1528 - 1565
Medium:
woodblock
Size:
24 x 14.5 cm
Description:
Two maps on one page. The first printed map of Sumatra entitled Iava Minore is at the top and below five fabled islands from the travels of Marco Polo.
These maps were first published in Venice by Benedetto Bordone in his book of Islands or Isolario in 1528.
Reference
King, Geoffrey L. Miniature Antique Maps, Second Edition, 2003
References:
Item Code:
MA8391
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