Carta particolare del mare Mediterraneo che comincia con il Porto di tre Croce è finisce con il capo Araso
| Reference: | s38305 |
| Author | Robert DUDLEY |
| Year: | 1647 |
| Zone: | Sicily |
| Printed: | Florence |
| Measures: | 760 x 485 mm |
| Reference: | s38305 |
| Author | Robert DUDLEY |
| Year: | 1647 |
| Zone: | Sicily |
| Printed: | Florence |
| Measures: | 760 x 485 mm |
Description
The map shows the southernmost part of Sardinia, the islands of Sicily and Malta, and the coast of Tunisia.
From the 'Arcano del Mare', one the "greatest atlases of the world" (Wardington). First published in 1646 when its author, Robert Dudley, was 73, it was not only the first sea atlas of the world, but also the first to use Mercator's projection; the earliest to show magnetic deviation; the first to show currents and prevailing winds; the first to expound the advantages of 'Great Circle Sailing' – the shortest distance between two points on a globe; and "perhaps less importantly the first sea-atlas to be compiled by an Englishman, albeit abroad in Italy" (Wardington).
Copperplate, central fold, a small hole in the middle on the right, otherwise in very good condition.
Literature
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La Gumina, L'Isola a Tre Punte, pp. 926-927; Sicilia 1477 - 1861 La collezione Spagnolo-Patermo, pp. 246 - 248
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Illegittimate child of the Earl of Leicester, he was a skilful scientist, adventurer, mathematician and sailor. After travelling for some years along the Caribbean Islands, he was exiled in Italy, where he then settled in 1605, becoming Geographer of Ferdinando II, Garnduca of Tuscany. At his court, Didley realized the famous Dell’Arcano del Mare, a sea chart in six volumes, published for the first time in Florence in 1646/47 by Francesco Onofri, and then reprinted by Giuseppe Cocchini in 1661. The charts are known for the excelente execution and the quality of the enfraving, realized by the Folrentine artist Antonio Lucini.
1646/47 Dell’Arcano del Mare
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Literature
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La Gumina, L'Isola a Tre Punte, pp. 926-927; Sicilia 1477 - 1861 La collezione Spagnolo-Patermo, pp. 246 - 248
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Illegittimate child of the Earl of Leicester, he was a skilful scientist, adventurer, mathematician and sailor. After travelling for some years along the Caribbean Islands, he was exiled in Italy, where he then settled in 1605, becoming Geographer of Ferdinando II, Garnduca of Tuscany. At his court, Didley realized the famous Dell’Arcano del Mare, a sea chart in six volumes, published for the first time in Florence in 1646/47 by Francesco Onofri, and then reprinted by Giuseppe Cocchini in 1661. The charts are known for the excelente execution and the quality of the enfraving, realized by the Folrentine artist Antonio Lucini.
1646/47 Dell’Arcano del Mare
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