Italian composite atlas

Italian composite atlas, comprising 107 maps on 110 sheets, mounted on guards. The maps are dated between 1542 and 1565. Many of them have paper pasted around them for reinforcement. They are bound in a later binding, which bears the initials FV. The sale catalogue entry from Sotheby's is pasted into the inside cover.

Object Details

ID: PBC3995
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Atlas oversize
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lafreri, Antonio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Italian composite atlas