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With a very decorative compass rose in the Indian Ocean. With a dedication to Thomaso Rauenna within the text box. A unique opportunity to acquire a fine example of a map from the early Lafreri school.!
In lower left large cartouche with: Al Ecc[ellentissi], mo Philosopho, Mathematico, Medico, et Cauallier aureato, beniemerito Guardiano grande della / Scola de .S. Marco: jl Sig: or THOMASO Rauenna Suo Sig: or et patron Singularissimo. / Se coloro che donano, ò dedicano le cose loro, Mag:co et Ecc:mo Sig:or mio: hauessero riguardo á chi donano: alla cosa donata, et á loro / stessi: senza dubbio alcuno si uedrebbono le cose delle lettre, et altre intorno alle dedicationi co[n] piu p[ro]portionato ordine di quel che / sono distribuite, é cosi ciascuno hauarebbe inció la meritata parte sua: et le cose, ó non si dedicherebbono ad alcuno ó acoloro / che di quelle hanno cognitione, et di esse si dilettano molto. La onde considerando jo questo: essendo per dare in luce la descrit= / tione dell'Africa una delle principali parte del Mondo co[n] tutti i suoi termini, et confini (Regione cosi famosa) et mai fin qui / data fuori da altri per se sola, et se pur ancho data accompagnata: non mai cosi copiosa di nomi, ne secondo che haggi di / in esser si uede. Ho uoluto far la uscir fuori sotto l'honorato, nome .uro. Mag:co et Ecc:mo Sig:or mio: conoscendo di os= / seruare quella proportione che di sopra dissi, dedicando la cosa a degno di maggior dedicatione per molti rispetti, per tanto / á uoi Mag:co et Ecc:mo mio Sig:or rap[re]sento, dono, et dedico questa noua descrittione: pregandola si degni accettarla, non hauendo / rispetto alla bassezza del dono, ma alla cortesie ura. et al grande animo mio: il quale se potesse donarli la Regione propria, / non che la descrittione: non scemaria ponto la inclinatione in u[ost]ra. Mag:ca laquale so non sdegnara d'accettami nel / numero de suoi seruittori. da Venetia il di .9. di maggio .M. D. LXII. / Di V[ost]ra Mag.a Ecc.ma perpetuo seruitor / Paulo Forlani Veronese.
Reference: Betz, Mapping of Africa 6; Karrow, Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century, 30/98.1; Meurer, Strabo Illustratus Atlas map 116 (ill.); Tooley, Maps In Italian Atlases 67;Woodward, Maps and prints of Paolo Forlani 10.01; Woodward, Paolo Forlani map 1 &pp.49-50
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