Ruscelli’s Map of Ptolemaic Germany

This map of Ptolemaic Germany and Denmark is from the fourth edition of Ruscelli’s 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.