Arabia Peninsula sea monster 1621 Magini Ptolemaic Geographia early engraved map August2021 Overall light rubbing and dustiness

Overall light rubbing and dustiness

Run of twelve issues (with all twelve splendid color covers)

Paper rather age toned as typical

sheet measures ca

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Arabia Peninsula sea monster 1621 Magini Ptolemaic Geographia early engraved map August2021 Overall light rubbing and dustinessSaudi Arabia, 1621. Tavola Sesta DellAsia. Issued 1621, Padua Italy by Magini. Map copper engraved by Porro. The image has a near folk art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason. Note the sea monster in the Pelagus Sea. Fascinating arrangement of entirely erroneous mountain ranges, lakes and rivers. Mostly clean and well preserved example, the image displays a