Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Valegio, Francesco
Title:
China - Quinzai Metroplis Asie Orientalis (Hangzhou)
Date:
1595
Medium:
copper engraving
Size:
10 x 14.4 cms.
Description:
"Qiunzai civitas qua nulla in universo orbe maior referente Marco Paulo Venetian instar in quodam maris sinu edificata a quo parum distat ostiu bolisangi fluminis pontes duodecies mille la altos ut sub illis naves trasire valeant".
The capital city of China as described by Marco Polo was Hangzhou.
Francesco Valegio was an Italian publisher and engraver who worked in Venice in the second half of the 16th century. He published a number of miniature town plans in 1595.
Rare early engraving.
Reference
King, Geoffrey Miniature Antique Maps 1996. Pages 64 & 65.
References:
Item Code:
MA3336
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