Anglia et Hibernia Nova

Published by Heirs of Melchoir Sessa. 1561-[98], Venice

Seller: Clive A. Burden Ltd., Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, United KingdomClive A. Burden Ltd.

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205 x 260 mm., light foxing in upper margin, otherwise in good condition. The fourth state of Girolamo Ruscelli's modern map of the British Isles published in his edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia', 1561. For this state issued in 1598 a ship has been added in the north Atlantic ocean and two sea monsters. The cartography is directly derived from George Lily's exceedingly rare map published in Rome, 1546, considered the first modern map of the British Isles. Queen Elizabeth I had just ascended the throne of England only three years earlier. The border contains figures of latitude and longitude, the 'G' in the corners most likely standing for the Latin 'gradus' for degrees. This map is one of two that were engraved on the same plate.Girolamo Ruscelli (c.1504-66) edited the Latin text for this quarto edition of Claudius Ptolemy's classic work 'Geographia' which included newly engraved copper plates engraved by the brothers Giulio (fl.1540-88) and Livio (c.1520-76) Sanuto. The work was first published by Vincenzo Valgrisi in Venice. The map appeared in the Latin edition of 1562, and both the Italian and Latin issues of 1564. In 1574 the two maps were separated into two copper plates, and it continued in use until the final edition of 1599. Provenance: Clive A. Burden Ltd.; private English collection. Nordenskiold (1979) 227; Shirley (1991) 68; Shirley (2004) T.Ptol 10f; Tooley's Dictionary.…

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Title
Anglia et Hibernia Nova
Author
RUSCELLI, Girolamo
Publisher
Heirs of Melchoir Sessa. 1561-[98], Venice
Condition
Good
Binding
No binding
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Clive A. Burden Ltd.

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Founded by the late Clive A. Burden in 1966, the company is one of the longest established dealers in antique maps, atlases, books and rare decorative prints. All items offered are fine original examples. Areas of particular focus are the British Isles and North America. Our stock dates from incunabula (pre-1500) to the late 1800s. We also carry decorative prints including botanical, bird, other natural history, architecture, in addition to Vanity Fair caricatures. Books include atlases, illustrated, and colour plate works. Philip D. Burden joined his father in the business in 1979. His interests included the British Isles and North America. He wrote and published in 1996 and 2007 the definitive two volume treatise entitled ‘The Mapping of North America’. This was the first work to list all known printed maps relating to North America up to the year 1700. Each fully described and illustrated. Clive A. Burden Ltd. is a member of the following organisations: the ABA (Antiquarian Bookdealers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and IMCoS (International Map Collector’s Society). …

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Clive A Burden Ltd

5 Jardine House, Harrovian Business Village, Bessborough Road
Harrow, United Kingdom HA1 3EX