Ruscelli’s famous map of India is an enlarged engraving of Giacomo Gastaldi’s 1548 miniature map of the Indian peninsula, the first “modern” map dedicated to India (superseding the anomalous Ptolemy map of the region) and entirely based on Portuguese sources and the latest discoveries.
Susan Gole (‘India within the Ganges’, p.47) describes the Gastaldi / Ruscelli map of ‘Calecut Nuova Tavola’ as ‘the first separate map of the Indian peninsula’.
The Portuguese strongholds of Cochin, Calecut, Cananor, Goa (capital of Portuguese India and seat of the Viceroy and Archbisshop) and Diu are prominently shown. Ceylon and part of the Maldives are also shown. The map as a whole is remarkably accurate for the era.
Size: 18 x 24 cm. This Map is mounted for added protection and is ready to be framed/stored. This service is complimentary with all our engravings & maps.
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