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PORCACCHI, TOMMASO. L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo. 43 half-page maps, including 2 world maps and one of North America, and 4 bird's-eye views of Venice, the Battle of Lepanto, Constantinople, and Mexico City, all engraved by Girolamo Porro. [28], 201, [3] pages, including engraved title and final blank. Folio, 282x191 mm, 18th-century decorated paper stiff wrappers, spine faded and worn; occasional light marginal foxing and soiling, blank lower outer corner off C1, stains in lower outer corner of K1-4 and in blank gutter of the last 10 leaves. Venice: (Giorgio Angelieri for) Simon Galignani & Girolamo Porro, 1576
Second edition, enlarged with 17 additional engravings, of Porcacchi's popular 1572 atlas of islands, including maps of Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Adams P1905; Alden 576/35; Phillips Atlases 167; Shirley 127-28; The World Encompassed 83.
