Map of Germany after G. Gastaldi in the style
of Ptolemy.
Etching from a Geography of Ptolemy edited
by Girolamo Ruscelli, printed and published
by Vincenzo Valgrisi, Venice 1561, 18,5 x 25
cm.
sold
Maps by Italian mapmakers of the 16th century
are worked out very fine and are famous for
their elegant design. Remained copies are quite
rare. Zögner, Imago Germaniae, p 14.
