Livio Sanuto, Geografia di M. Livio Sanuto… Con XII tavole di essa Africa (Venice, 1588) maps asia including the Nicholas de Fer’s

including the Nicholas de Fer’s

Hand-colored lithograph by Ralph Trembly for the firm of J

is a remarkable depiction of the postal routes that crisscrossed France during the early modern period

centered at the Jardin des Plantes—later the Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle

37 x 25 in

Livio Sanuto, Geografia di M. Livio Sanuto… Con XII tavole di essa Africa (Venice, 1588) maps asia including the Nicholas de Fer’sThis first edition of Livio Sanutos Geografia is widely recognized as the first printed atlas devoted entirely to Africa. Completed and published after Sanutos death, the volume gathers twelve engraved maps and an extensive text reflecting Renaissance Europes expanding geographic curiosity and information networks. The atlas draws on classical authorities and contemporary accounts, offering a unified vision of the continent as understood in the late