MAGINI,GIOVANNI ANTONIO. Maranelli,Fiorenza. (ed.). — Italia.

Bononiæ, Impensis Ipsius Auctoris [Sebastiano Bonomi], 1620 [Reprint Amsterdam, Theatrum Obi Terrarum Ltd., 1974]. XXIX,24 pp. B./w. portrait, 5 b./w. ills & [16] maps on [119] leaves. Oig. hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering), d/j. Folio. (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Sixth series, Vol. V). Facsimile (photomechanical reprint) of the famous Atlas of Italy by Giovanni Antonio Magini, published in 1620 by his son, Fabio Magini. The creator of the atlas, Giovanni Antonio Magini, died as early as 1617. It was his son Fabio who ensured that his father's life's work was completed and published in 1620. Sebastiano Bonomi in Bologna handled the printing and published the work on behalf of and at the expense of the family. This is the very first printed atlas entirely dedicated to Italy, consisting of an overview map and 61 detailed regional maps. - With an introduction by Roberto Almagia in English and Italian. Edited by Fiorenza Maranelli.