Rosaccio world map. 17th-century world map by Italian cartographer Giuseppe Rosaccio (c.1530-c.1620). First produced in 1597,this is thought to be the second state of 1643. The four corners contain allegorical figures and the principal cities of the four continents: Europe,Africa,Asia and the New World (the Americas). Neptune is at lower centre. Illustrations and Italian notes on geography and ethnography across top and bottom,and in the vast unknown southern continent,mention the French in Florida and the English in Virginia. Explorers on the oceans include Walter Raleigh,Christopher Columbus,Marco Polo,Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Geography and Map Division |
Bildgröße: | 5926 px × 3560 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |