1740 Guillaume Delisle Original Antique Atlas Title Page for Atlante Novissimo Asia in the Ptolemaic tradition

in the Ptolemaic tradition

a favourite of King Henry VIII

This original copper-plate engraved antique print of a Bronze Figure and a pair of Vases found in the Tomb of Achilles located in the ancient Greek city of Achilleion in the Troad region of Çanakkale

About the year 1485 the first book of sea charts

the area was formally designated Hebei (north of the Yellow River) for the first time

1740 Guillaume Delisle Original Antique Atlas Title Page for Atlante Novissimo Asia in the Ptolemaic traditionTitle : Atlante Novissimo De Sig Guglielmo De L Isles Size: 15in x 10in (380mm x 255mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1740 Ref #: 70343 Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique frontispiece from the Italian version of Guillaume Delisle atlas Atlante Novissimo, was published by Girolamo Albrizzi in 1740. The architectural columns are flanked by both male & female Roman soldier. At the top of the structure, a pair of putti