"Tabula Italiae Antiquae in Regiones XI ab Augusto Divisae et tum ad Mensuras Itinerarias tum ad Observatioes Astronomicas Exacta Accurante Guillelmo de l'Isle...", Cluver, Philipp

A very fine, large, historical map of Italy based on the work of Delisle, extending to include the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and the tip of Sicily. The Roman Provinces, as described by Pliny, are delineated. The map is filled with Roman place names and notations of early roads.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London. This map is from an Amsterdam edition, edited by Bruzen de la Martiniere with maps by Jan Wolters and four newly engraved maps after Delisle.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8b #15A.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with the watermarks of a Strasbourg bend & lily and the initials "NV." Issued folding with faint offsetting, a binding trim at left, and light toning along the top edge of the sheet.