This charming map of southern Italy is filled with ancient place names and adorned with a decorative title cartouche that includes a harpist, sheet music, and a violin.

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 published by Jan Wolters.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8a #19.

Condition: A

A dark impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a watermark of the Amsterdam coat of arms. A binding trim at left has been replaced with old paper, and an adjacent 2 cm binding tear has been archivally repaired.