Catalogue 132: Maps from an Italian Atlas of the 16th Century 133 maps from the Lloyd Triestino Atlas. by Kraus, Hans Peter - 1972

Kraus, Hans Peter; Catalogue 132: Maps from an Italian Atlas of the 16th Century 133 maps from the Lloyd Triestino Atlas. 1972, illustrated printed wrappers, large 8vo, 47, [1] pp, ills. 133 items. From the introduction: "The collection of 16th century maps offered in this catalogue comprises the contents of the famous Lloyd Triestino atlas, a map collection of the socalled "Lafreri" type.The provenance of the Lloyd Triestino atlas dates back to the collections of the geographer Adrino Balbi (1782-1848) and his son Eugenio. From there it came into the possession of the Lloyd Triestino Shipping Company in Trieste, and later was owned by Mr. George H. Beans, of Philadelphia. The atlas is unquestionably one of the most precious cartographical collections to survive from the 16th Century. It is important as displaying the development of the modern atlas on the threshold of its evolution from the collection of individual maps, bound up to the order of some person, to the volume of uniform maps issued by a single publisher." Near Fine. No surface smudges. Interior, tight, bright and clean.