Antique Maps by Tomaso Porcacchi (*1530 - 1585)

Tomaso Porcacchi was an Italian mapmaker and geographer based in Venice. He published L'isole piu famose del Mondo from 1572 onwards with beautiful island maps engraved by Girolamo Porro.
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Spagnuola - Spagnvola - Descrittione dell' Isola Spagnuola prima Isola scoperta dal Colombo

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Hispaniola. This finely-executed map shows the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the second largest island of the Greater Antilles, where...

    Spagnuola - Spagnvola - Descrittione dell' Isola Spagnuola prima Isola...
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12363

    Antique map of Haiti, Hispaniola. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    280,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  S. Lorenzo - Descrittione dell'Isola di S. Lorenzo.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Madagascar. This finely-executed map shows the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean with north to the left. With a compass rose, a...

    S. Lorenzo - Descrittione dell'Isola di S. Lorenzo.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12365

    Antique map of Madagascar, S. Lorenzo. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    250,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Hollanda - Descrittione dell'Isola di Hollanda.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of the Netherlands. This finely-executed map shows Holland with the offshore islands. With a compass rose and a decorative title...

    Hollanda - Descrittione dell'Isola di Hollanda.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12368

    Antique map of the Netherlands. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    240,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Isole Molucche - Isole Molvcche - Descrittione dell'Isola Molucche

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of the East Indies and Indochina. This finely-executed map is one of the earliest obtainable maps of Southeast Asia and shows Malaysia,...

    Isole Molucche - Isole Molvcche - Descrittione dell'Isola Molucche
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12373

    Antique map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    890,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Corfu - Descrittione dell'Isola di Corfu.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Corfu. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Corfu oriented to the northeast. With a compass rose, a sailing ship,...

    Corfu - Descrittione dell'Isola di Corfu.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12374

    Antique map of Corfu. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    290,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Candia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Candia.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Crete. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Crete oriented to the north. With a compass rose, sailing ships, a...

    Candia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Candia.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12375

    Antique map of Crete. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    250,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Morea Penisola - Descrittione della Morea.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of the Peloponnese. This finely-executed map shows the Greek peninsula Peloponnese with Patras, Corinth, Methoni, Koroni and Nafplion....

    Morea Penisola - Descrittione della Morea.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12376

    Antique map of the Peloponnese. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    250,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Negroponte - Descrittione dell'Isola di Negroponte.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Euboea (Negroponte). This finely-executed map shows the island of Euboea (Εύβοια) and the southeast of Greece with Athens, Chalcis and...

    Negroponte - Descrittione dell'Isola di Negroponte.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12378

    Antique map of Euboea, Negroponte. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    220,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Elba - Descrittione dell'Isola dell'Elba.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Elba. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Elba oriented to the north. With a compass rose, sailing ships, a...

    Elba - Descrittione dell'Isola dell'Elba.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12380

    Antique map of Elba. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    220,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Inghilterra - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Inghilterra.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of the British Isles. This finely-executed map shows England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland oriented with west on top. With a compass rose,...

    Inghilterra - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Inghilterra.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12382

    Antique map of the British Isles. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    260,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Venetia - Descrittione della Isola, et Citta di Vinetia di Thomaso Porcacchi da Castiglione...

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early view of Venice (Venezia). This finely-executed bird's-eye view shows the Venetian Lagoon surrounded by a compass rose and many sailing ships....

    Venetia - Descrittione della Isola, et Citta di Vinetia di Thomaso...
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12384

    Antique map of Venice, Venezia. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    390,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Sardegna - Descrittione dell'Isola di Sardigna.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Sardinia (Sardegna). This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Sardinia oriented to the west. With a compass rose, a...

    Sardegna - Descrittione dell'Isola di Sardigna.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12385

    Antique map of Sardinia, Sardegna. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    280,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Corsica - Descrittione dell'Isola di Corsica.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Corsica (Corse). This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Corsica oriented to the west. With a compass rose, a...

    Corsica - Descrittione dell'Isola di Corsica.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12387

    Antique map of Corsica, Corse. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    320,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Rhodi - Descrittione dell'Isola di Rhodi.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Rhodes (Ρόδος). This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Rhodes oriented to the west. With a compass rose, a...

    Rhodi - Descrittione dell'Isola di Rhodi.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12388

    Antique map of Rhodes. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    220,00 €
  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  L'Isole piu famose del Mondo

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    Skillful engraved title page of the first edition of Tomaso Porcacchi's atlas L'Isole piu famose del Mondo published 1572 in Venezia.

    L'Isole piu famose del Mondo
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12358

    Copper engraving of a title page. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Descrittione della gran citta, e isola Temistitan

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Mexico City. Shows the bird's eye view of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, which was destroyed by the Spanish...

    Descrittione della gran citta, e isola Temistitan
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12359

    Antique map of Tenochtitlan, Mexico City. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Descrittione del Mappamondo

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's antique map of the world. This is a finly-executed reduction of Camocio's large world map of 1567, one of the last in the long line of derivatives from Gastaldi's...

    Descrittione del Mappamondo
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12360

    Antique map of the world. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Discorso Intorno alla Carta da Navigare

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of the nautical chart of the world by T. Porcacchi. This finely-executed map shows a large part of the world, but in the east it only extends just beyond India. In the south a large...

    Discorso Intorno alla Carta da Navigare
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12361

    Antique map of the world. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Scotia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Scotia.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Scotland. This finely-executed map shows Scotland with the Orkney Islands, Shetlands and the Hebrides. With two sailing ships, compass...

    Scotia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Scotia.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12362

    Antique map of Scotland. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Irlanda - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Irlanda.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Ireland. This finely-executed map shows Ireland with north to the right. With a compass rose, title cartouche and several sea monsters....

    Irlanda - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Irlanda.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12364

    Antique map of Ireland. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Cuba - Cvba - Descrittione dell' Isola Cuba, che dal Colombo

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Cuba. This finely-executed map shows the Caribbean island of Cuba with Jamaica and parts of Hispaniola. The Y de Lagartos shown north...

    Cuba - Cvba - Descrittione dell' Isola Cuba, che dal Colombo
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12366

    Antique map of Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Islanda - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Islanda.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Iceland. The first separate map of Iceland. This finely-executed map shows the the frozen sea around the island. With a compass rose...

    Islanda - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Islanda.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12367

    Antique map of Iceland. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Cipro - Descrittione dell'Isola di Cipro.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Cyprus. One of the earliest obtainable separate maps of Cyprus. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. With...

    Cipro - Descrittione dell'Isola di Cipro.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12369

    Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Taprobana - Descrittione dell'Isola di Taprobana

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Sri Lanka or Sumatra. This finely-executed map shows the island of Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) with a part of the mainland of India to...

    Taprobana - Descrittione dell'Isola di Taprobana
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12370

    Antique map of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Ceylon. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

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