BALLINO, Giulio. De' disegni delle piu illustri città, & fortezze del mondo.In Vinegia, appresso Bolognino Zaltieri, 1569.
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4to oblung, mm. 215x265; Contemporary vellum binding; leaves 2 not numbered (Engraved Titlepage), 102, with 51 maps, some with description text.
Very RARE ORIGINAL EDITION Great copy. This is the first atlas with city maps produced in Italy and collects perspective views from Venice to Constantinople, from Naples to Mexico City, called Timistitano. The quality of the engravings, many signed by Domenico Zenoi, is remarkable and most maps are accompanied by a caption that attests the credibility, stating that plants are made from real documenting precisely what actually you can see. Rome is depicted in four different ways, the ancient city, the modern, Castel Sant'Angelo and a view of the Borgo bird in flight; other cities look like battlefields, with significant strategic interest buildings shown in the legend. The work is also very important for the history of the fortifications.
Hale: “the first topographical work aimed at an audience primarily interested in war. ” Per quanto sul titolo sia scritto ‘Parte I” non è stata mai pubblicata una seconda parte.
Adams B138; Cremonini, 4; Hale, Renaissance War Studies, p. 456.
Good condition.
Very RARE ORIGINAL EDITION Great copy. This is the first atlas with city maps produced in Italy and collects perspective views from Venice to Constantinople, from Naples to Mexico City, called Timistitano. The quality of the engravings, many signed by Domenico Zenoi, is remarkable and most maps are accompanied by a caption that attests the credibility, stating that plants are made from real documenting precisely what actually you can see. Rome is depicted in four different ways, the ancient city, the modern, Castel Sant'Angelo and a view of the Borgo bird in flight; other cities look like battlefields, with significant strategic interest buildings shown in the legend. The work is also very important for the history of the fortifications.
Hale: “the first topographical work aimed at an audience primarily interested in war. ” Per quanto sul titolo sia scritto ‘Parte I” non è stata mai pubblicata una seconda parte.
Adams B138; Cremonini, 4; Hale, Renaissance War Studies, p. 456.
Good condition.
