L'AMERICA MERIDIONALE Nuovamente corretta et accresciuta secondo le relationi piu moderne da GUGLIELMO SANSONE Geografo di S.M. Christianissima . . .

A rare sample in original contemporary coloring! A first edition of Rossi's map of South America, published in Rome.
The map provides a fine detailed treatment of South America, based upon the work of Nicolas Sanson. The map is engraved by the master; engraver Giorgio Widman. A later edition was issued in 1687.

Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi was an Italian engraver and painter, at the end of 17th century. His father Giuseppe de Rossi (1570-1639) was the most important and active Italian printer of this Century.
After his death, Giacomo and his brother Giandominco (1619-1653) took the firm over and made it the best known printing house of Italy during the 17th century.
Later, the business passed to Lorenzo Filippo (1682-?). By 1738, the firm was known as 'Calcografia Camerale', then, from 1870 to 1945, as the 'Regia Calcografica'. Today, the firm is still in business and is called Calcografia Nazionale.
It operates as a free museum and offers one of the best collections of prints and plates in the world.