ARABIA TABULA ASIAE VI
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Superb Ptolemaic map of Arabia and Gulf.Sea monster.Excellent hand colour.Mint condition.
code : M2111
Cartographer : MAGINI Giovanni
Date : 1597
Size : 17*22cms
availability : Sold
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Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617) was born in Padua, Italy, and studied medicine, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy at the University of Bologna where he was later to become a professor of astronomy. He corresponded with many of the renowned figures of the age including Ortelius, Tycho Brahe, Galileo and Johanes Kepler. He authored various works on astronomy and also produced the first printed atlas of Italy, which was published posthumously by his son Fabio. Other works included the "Geographiae Universiae" (1597) and "Moderne Tavole Di Geografia" amongst others.