North, Central, and South America. Girolamo Ruscelli (1518-1566) Two Engraved Maps.

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North, Central, and South America. Girolamo Ruscelli (1518-1566) Two Engraved Maps. Venice: Valgrisi, 1561. Two double-page large octavo format copper-plate engravings on laid paper, each map with text on verso in Italian: Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova, featuring Baja California, Mexico, Texas, the Gulf Coast, Florida, and part of Cuba; [and] Terra Nova, depicting South America, including part of Africa, the Straits of Magellan, and Southern Panama, each 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (2)
Estimate $800-1,200


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