Rare modern map of the Territory of Rome, published in Cologne by Johannes Metellus in 1579 in fine original color. The map is one of the earliest obtainable modern maps published by the so-called Cologne School of mapmakers, which consisted primarily...
![[Florence] Florentz](/map/small/62199.jpg)
Detailed view of the City of Florence, set with a decorative engraved title frame. Large coat of arms, held aloft by two angels, with two additional cherubs in the upper left and right corner. Major landmarks (Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, etc.) are plainly...
Ortelius’ Africa—One of the Most Influential Maps of the Continent of Africa Finely colored example of Ortelius' map of Africa, from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. The map was one of the first widely-disseminated, modernized...
![(Atlas) Theatrum orbis terrarum [with] Parergon [and] Nomenclator Ptolemaicus](/map/small/49333.jpg)
First Printing of the First Plantin Edition of the "First Modern Atlas", and the First Edition with the Parergon. Folio, handsome contemporary full calf tooled in blind (almost entirely unsophisticated but for artful reinforcement of the head and foot...
