This charming miniature woodcut map depicts the entire world on one hemisphere. The map was engraved by Gioseppe Moretti to illustrate a late edition of Giuseppe Rosaccio’s geography book. It is a close copy of the same map that Rosaccio engraved for his first work on geography, Il Mondo, first published in 1592. The continents are depicted in a very rudimentary way, with a sun illustrated in the center of Africa. Mountains and trees are shown within a large Terra Incognita Australe, which fills a large portion of the southern hemisphere. On a sheet of Italian text measuring 3.8 x 5.7".

See also lot 780 for Geoffrey King's Miniature Antique Maps - An Illustrated Guide for the Collector that describes this map.

References: King (3rd Edition), 1592 Rosaccio & 1688 Moretti.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with very minor soiling at top right.