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Florence Atlas by Battista Agnese Facsimile Edition

Nautical Atlas of Battista Agnese

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The Florence Atlas, created in the early 16th century by Battista Agnese, a renowned cartographer from Genoa who was active in Venice between 1536 and 1564, contains ten maps. The codex includes nine cartographic charts and culminates with an oval depiction of the known world. This depiction highlights two significant routes of the era: the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan and the route through the Isthmus of Panama. Among the cartographic charts, the coat of arms of the Florentine Da Sommaia family is prominently featured, indicating they were likely the commissioners or recipients of the work.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Florence Atlas by Battista Agnese": Atlante Nautico di Battista Agnese facsimile edition, published by Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani, 2008

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Atlante Nautico di Battista Agnese

Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani, 2008

  • Commentary (Italian) by Gil, Juan; Benzoni, Gino; Cattaneo, Angelo
  • Limited Edition: 750 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Florence Atlas by Battista Agnese: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

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