COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691
Author:
Pietrasanta, Gasparo
Author:
Sanson, Guillaume
Author:
Rossi, Lorenzo Filippo
Date:
1685
Short Title:
Antiquae Insulae Britannicae
Publisher:
Domenico de Rossi
Publisher Location:
Roma
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
40
Obj Width cm:
53
Scale 1:
2.800.000
Note:
Outline hand colored map, with decorative title cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Shows political and administrative divisions, cities, towns, rivers and mountains. Prime meridian is Ferro. Includes notes.
World Area:
Europe
Region:
British Isles
Subject:
Classical
Full Title:
Antiquae Insulae Britannicae e tabulis Nicolai Sanson depromptae ... Addictismus et Obseqmus Srmis Laurentius Philippus de Rubeis. Romae Typis Dominici de Rubeis Hares dis Ioannus Iacobi ad Templum S. Mariae de Pace cum Privilegio Summi Pont. anno MDCCX IV (1714). Gaspar Pietrasanta sculp. (to accompany) Mercurio Geografico overo Guida Geografica in tutte le parti del Mondo ... Tomo Primo. (Map 7).
List No:
11438.011
Page No:
7
Series No:
11
Publication Author:
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691
Publication Author:
Pietrasanta, Gasparo
Publication Author:
Sanson, Guillaume
Publication Author:
Rossi, Lorenzo Filippo
Pub Date:
1692
Pub Title:
Mercurio Geografico overo Guida Geografica in tutte le parti del Mondo, conforme le tavole geografiche del Sansone, Baudrand e Cantelli. Data in luce con direttione, e cura di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi nella sua stamperia in Roma alla Pace, all'insegna di Parigi con Priu: del S. Pont. Tomo Primo. (Half title) La guida del Mercurio geografico per tutte le parte del mondo. Mercurio geografico overo Guida geografica in tutte le parti del mondo conforme le tavole di Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola geografo del Sereniss. Signor Duca di Modena intagliate albulino dà Antonio Barbey. Tomo secondo dato in luce con direttione e cura da Domenico de Rossi erede di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi nella sua stamperia in Roma alla Pace con privilegio del Sommo Pontifice et licenza de superiori l'anno 1692.
Pub Note:
A fine example of De Rossi's atlas, in 2 volumes, similar to Coronelli's atlas of the same period, with engraved decorative title page. Includes 150 engraved outline hand colored maps with decorative title cartouche, on 181 sheets. Some maps having 2-4 page numbers. Index includes plates 1-95 of the first volume, and plates 96-181 in the second volume. Maps dated between 1669 and 1715, issued by Giov. Giac. de Rossi and Domenico de Rossi, they are mainly derived from Cantelli da Vignola's maps, an important seventeenth-century cartographer who pioneered the Italian style of fine bold engraving that would eventually be embraced and expanded upon by Vincenzo Coronelli, and Nicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) a French cartographer, termed by some the creator of French geography. Maps engraved by Baudrand, Franciscus Donia, G.B. Falda, Jean Lhuilier, Vin Mariotti, Gasparo Pietro Santa, Salomon Rogiers, & Giorgio Widman, Lubin, Titi, Ameti, Magini and Mattei. Bound in blue half leather binding. Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (1627 - 1691) was an Italian printer and publisher active in 17th century Rome. Giovanni inherited the important Rome based printing business originally founded by his father, Giuseppe de Rossi (1570-1639). By the mid-17th century the Rossi firm was considered the most active and important press in Rome.
Pub List No:
11438.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
150
Pub Height cm:
60
Pub Width cm:
49
Image No:
11438011.jp2
Authors:
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691; Pietrasanta, Gasparo; Sanson, Guillaume; Rossi, Lorenzo Filippo
Link To Source
Antiquae Insulae Britannicae
