Issued Venice, [1582] 1599 by Giovanni Lorenzo D'Anania / Ruscelli & Rosaccio. Printed by heirs of Melchoir Sessa. Fourth Edition, second issue using the re-engraved 1582 plate in 1598-99. Italian text on verso.
This scarce late issue used the 1561 plate (a close examination of minute details reveals this), but the plate was not used again after this 1599 printing and this this map has no further appearances or printings.
Ostrich bird-like figure lower left, Lion fighting animal above. Stipple engraved sea area, what are clearly meant to imply Mountains of the Moon seen bottom center. Various apocryphal interior desert lakes, rivers and mountains. Red Sea running down right side along the distance graticule.
In near VG or better condition, minor light surface age wear and toning as typical, some faint minor offsetting scarcely worthy of mention, overall the image is clean, well preserved and very attractive.
Original fold line as issued.
Sheet measures c. 12 3/4" x 9".
Engraved area measures c. 10" x 7 3/4".
[R12728] .
Tooley, Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 4., p. 87.
Phillips, Atlases In the Library of Congress, 409.
Sabin, Dictionary Books Relating to America, 66507.