[TOLOMEO] - Cosmographia. Ms Magliab. XIII.16. Florence: Vallecchi, 2004.   The Magliabechiano Codex, also known as the Great Ptolemy, was created around 1480 in Florence by Enrico Martello Germano and contains 39 maps based on Ptolemy's studies. Commissioned by the Vitelli family of Città di Castello, the codex is a significant historical document that combines ancient Greek knowledge with recent European explorations.   (590 x 430mm). Copy no. 246 of 1000. Detailed colour reproduction of the original codex. Leather binding with blindstamped decorations on covers, gilt decorations on spine. Within original editorial box. Without commentary volume.


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