Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany Date of Publication_c.1841 and beneath is Albert's personal

and beneath is Albert's personal motto

the sheets are also identified by a vellum tab with the title ‘Carte de la France’ and a number from 1 to 6

500 + frontispiece portrait of the dedicatee

Cartographically Speed follows Mercator

Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany Date of Publication_c.1841 and beneath is Albert's personalThis map of Ptolemaic Germany and Denmark is from the fourth edition of Ruscellis Italian translation of the Geographia. It is illustrated with depictions of elk, an auroch and a pair of bison which resemble reindeer. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 19 x 26 cm, black and white as issued, Italian text on verso.