Porcacchi, 3 maps from Isolario, 1590/1604, Constantinople, Moluccas, Sri Lanka

Description

Three Maps from Porcacchi's
Isolario
Porcacchi, Tomaso (1530-1585).
Isole piu Famose del Mondo
[Famous Islands of the World].
Published in Venice from 1572 to 1713.
Porcacchi was a Venetian geographer and author, best known for his
Isolario
, which among its many updated maps contained the first specifc map of the continent of North America.
Here is a group of three map/sheets (1590, 1604) from that atlas:
"Descrittione di Constantinopli" (1604) [Constantinople/Istanbul]
"Descrittione dell'Isola di Taprobana" (1590) [Sri Lanka]
"Descrittione dell'Isole Molucche" (1590) [Moluccas]
Complete sheets, each measuring roughly 11.5" by 7.75". Very nice condition.
Three maps for one price
.