L’ America Storica, Fiscia e Politica Nel 1825. Continente Meridionale. Continente Settentrionale. by Tasso, Girolamo - 1832.

Venice, 1832. Excellent. Size : 140x241 (mm), 5.5x9.5 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps City Maps; Maps Europe Greece, Macedonia

Venice, 1830. Excellent. Size : 363x265 (mm), 14.25x10.375 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: ; Maps Europe Benelux

1835. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.5" x 18.5".<br/><br/> 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… Read More

1830. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving. 13 1/4" x 17 1/4".<br/><br/> 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… Read More

Venice, 1834. Excellent. Size : 236x237 (mm), 9.25x9.375 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Central America Mexico

Venice, 1832. Very Good. Size : 355x490 (mm), 14x19.25 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Canada

Venice, 1832. Very Good. Size : 378x630 (mm), 14.875x24.75 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps World

Venice: Tasso, 1826. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 15.75" x 11". In very good condition.<br/><br/> Extensive explanatory text in Italian at bottom. The map is from 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.<br/><br/>