Astores, Samguimi, S. Georgio, Asmaida, Brasil, S. Maria, Regno de Castiglia

Benedetto Bordone (*1460 - 1539)
Antique woodcut map of Mythical Islands of Brasil, Azores. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.

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Description

Rare map of the Azores (Ilhas dos Açores) by Benedetto Bordone. Showing the Portuguese Atlantic islands of the Azores with the two mythical islands Brasil and Asmaide. On verso a map of Cadiz. Two woodcut maps on one sheet.

The island Brasil, also known as Hy Brasil was a phantom island, which is supposedly located west of Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean. Irish myths say that the island is always hidden, shrouded in fog and difficult to access. Only every seven years the island is visible for one day.

From Libro di Benedetto Bordone... de tutte l'isole del mondo..., more commonly known as Isolario of Bordone, which first appeared in Venice in 1528. Three further editions followed in 1534, 1547 and 1565. The maps of all four editions were printed from the same woodblocks in Venice.

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CartographerBenedetto Bordone
TitleAstores, Samguimi, S. Georgio, Asmaida, Brasil, S. Maria, Regno de Castiglia
Publisher, YearVenice, 1528-1565
Plate Size8.4 x 14.4 cm (3.3 x 5.7 inches)
Sheet Size30.0 x 20.7 cm (11.8 x 8.1 inches)

Condition

Very good condition.

Cartographer

Benedetto Bordone was an Italian cartographer, chart- and mapmaker who worked in Venice during the beginning of the 16th century. He is best known for his Isolario, a geographical, historical and cultural description of the islands of the Mediterranean and the world, which first appeared in 1528. The genre Isolario was very popular in Italy at that time and was intended as an illustrated guide for sailors. Bordone also describes new discoveries in South and North America for the first time in an Isolario. The book contains a record of Pizarro's conquest of Peru, the earliest known printed report of the event. Of particular interest are 12 woodcut maps of America and the earliest map of Japan as an island printed in Europe.

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Benedetto Bordone: Astores, Samguimi, S. Georgio, Asmaida, Brasil, S. Maria, Regno de Castiglia.
Antique woodcut map of Mythical Islands of Brasil, Azores. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.

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