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Rosaccio
Untitled [ Asia ]
Certificate of Authentication and Description
This is to certify that the item illustrated and described below is a genuine antique
map, print or book that was first produced and published in 1595, today 430 years ago.
October 19, 2025
Cartographer(s)
Rosaccio
First Published
Florence, 1595
This edition
Treviso, 1604
Size
15.2 x 9.5 (8vo) cms
Technique
Woodcut engraving
Stock number
19771
Condition
excellent
Description
Very early Italian edition of this fascinating crude woodcut map of the late 16th century, first issued in 1595 in Venice.
The map has a primitive depiction of Southeast Asia, the Philippines (FILIPINE, MINDENAO), the Moluccas (MALVCHE, GILOLO) and the undiscovered Southland (LVCACH). The mainland of Asia has the combination of knowledge from antiquity, from Medieval sources and from the 16th century discoveries of the Portuguese and Spanish explorers.
Rarity
Early states are of the utmost rarity.
Condition
Strong and even impression of the woodblock. Thick and clean paper. Original colour, which is highly unusual for Rosaccio. A very desirable collector's example of a scarce early map of Asia.