Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany Date of Publication_c.1841 500 + frontispiece portrait of

500 + frontispiece portrait of the dedicatee

Armorial bookplate of Ham Court Worcestershire (built in 1797 and owned by book collector the Rev Joseph Martin

but he printed under his own name between 1536 and 1545

Cartographically Speed follows Mercator

published concurrently with the standard first edition - at roughly twice the price - it wasn’t strictly limited to subscribers

Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany Date of Publication_c.1841 500 + frontispiece portrait ofThis map of Ptolemaic Germany and Denmark is from the fourth edition of Ruscellis Italian translation of the Geographia. It is illustrated with depictions of elk, an auroch and a pair of bison which resemble reindeer. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 19 x 26 cm, black and white as issued, Italian text on verso.