[Birdseye View of Rome Titled:] Romanae Urbis Situs, quem hoc Christi anno 1549 habet.
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1559. Map from the Fourth Latin Edition of Cosmographiae Universalis lib. VI. Woodcut map ca. 29 x 36cm (10 ½ x 13 ½ in) including the title printed above. Latin title and text on verso. Map with original centrefold, some mild age toning but overall a very good strong impression of this map.
One of the earliest obtainable birdseye views of Rome by Sebastian Muenster, one of the most influential cartographers of the sixteenth century. Includes a key which identifies nineteen landmarks.
Item #346
Price: $525.00 USD
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