Tasso girolamo (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Excellent. Size : 363x265 (mm), 14.25x10.375 (Inches), Original Hand Coloring.

Other. Copper engraving, hand colored in wash when published. These two maps are showing North and South America. They provide information on the history, the population and the political division of the Americas. With some engraved statistic information on the population in relation to the country. In excellent condition. 330 by 485mm (13 by 19 inches). 330 by 485mm (13 by 19 inches). …

unbound. Zustand: very good. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 15.75" by 11". In very good condition. Published in Venice in 1826. Historical look at ancient Mexico with notes below in Italian. Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonne-Joseph, comte de Las Cases (1766-1842) was a French atlas-maker (aka Le-Sage) and author.…

Zustand: Excellent. Size : 236x237 (mm), 9.25x9.375 (Inches), Original Hand Coloring.

Other. Copper engraving, hand colored in wash when published. This map of North America published by G. Tasso in Venice is based on Le Sage's and Buchon's earlier map of North America. The title cartouche also refers to the earlier explorations In North America by Lewis & Clark, Parry and Franklin. The impressive map shows North America from Greenland over the Hudson Bay towards Alaska in the very far Northwest. The Missouri and Oregon territories are nicely shown on the map. At the left side a small table with color explanations for the various possessions in North America. In excellent condition. 312 by 455mm (12 by 18 inches). 312 by 455mm (12 by 18 inches). …

Zustand: Very Good. Size : 378x630 (mm), 14.875x24.75 (Inches), Hand Colored.

Zustand: Very Good. Size : 355x490 (mm), 14x19.25 (Inches), Original Hand Coloring.

Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.5" x 18.5". This creative map of the western hemisphere is both attractive and informative, featuring a map offset to the right by a descriptive text about the populations of the region to its left. Tasso has weaved a wealth of descriptive text in Italian into his elegant renderings of North and South America, using words to draw out the unique coastlines and island formations of the region. The vast Pacific Ocean has been almost entirely filled with text on topics as wide as geography, history, and exploration under the heading of "Oceania or the Fifth Part of the Globe." Nearby islands are labeled with the date of their discovery and, when possible, the name of their discoverer. Elsewhere, soaring text describes the paths of famous voyages. Around the outside of the map, temperature zones are indicated with geographical and climatological description. In the lower left is an account of the earth's dimensions, and in the lower right, between the map and the text block, is an account of worldwide elevations. The map is from the 1835 edition of Le Sage's "Atlante Storico, Geografico, Genealogico, Cronologico, e Letterario." It is in excellent condition with beautiful hand coloring and crisp lettering. Wide margins as issued. Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonné-Joseph, comte de Las Cases (1766--1842) was a French atlas-maker (aka Le-Sage) and author.…

unbound. Zustand: very good. Map. Engraving. 13 1/4" x 17 1/4". The map includes notes about early European exploration of Africa, with mention of the 15th-century Portuguese voyages to the Canary and Cape Verde Islands and along the west coast of the continent. There are also comments about the voyages of Vasco de Gama in 1497 and 1498 around the Cape of Good Hope and Marco Polo's voyage to Madagascar. Tasso has weaved a wealth of descriptive text in Italian into his elegant renderings of Africa, using words to draw out the unique coastlines and island formations of the region. Nearby regions are labeled with the date of their discovery and, when possible, the name of their discoverer. "The Sahara is as big as half of Europe, it looks like a sea in the wind. Camels go across and caravans move. The Mari are the pirates of the sand. Oasis gives shelter. Entire caravans lay buried under the sand storms. (upper left west Africa). Elsewhere, soaring text describes the paths of famous voyages. The map is from the 1835 edition of Le Sage's "Atlante Storico, Geografico, Genealogico, Cronologico, e Letterario." It is in excellent condition with beautiful hand coloring and crisp lettering. Wide margins as issued. Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonne-Joseph, comte de Las Cases (1766--1842) was a French atlas-maker (aka Le-Sage) and author.…