Japan: A Cartographic Vision - Lutz Walter South America This fine beautifully hand coloured

This fine beautifully hand coloured original antique portrait of the Italian Cartographer Giovanni Antonio Magini was engraved by Henricus David in 1632 - date is engraved below portrait

it was a central hub for the military and trade(Ref: M&B

Palazzo Madama in Rome is the seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic

but to avoid the like fate

Paper size: - 26in x 18in (660mm x 446mm)

Japan: A Cartographic Vision - Lutz Walter South America This fine beautifully hand colouredTitle : Japan: A Cartographic Vision Date : 1994 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: Lutz1 Size: Folio Description: Japan: A Cartographic Vision is a celebration, in words and pictures, of the spectacular and colourful maps of Japan produced by Europeans. It explores the changing shape of Japan as conceived by Western explores and cartographers, from the crude and fanciful depictions of the early sixteenth century to the first accurate maps published