Gastaldi, Giacomo, 1500?-1565? Cartographer Ramusio, Giovanni Battista, 1485-1557 Cartographer cartographic map cartographic image xx monographic Venice, Italy [publisher not identified] 1565 ita

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1 online resource. This early map of Brazil is by Jacopo Gastaldi (circa 1500-circa 1565), a Piedmontese cartographer who worked in Venice and rose to the position of cosmographer of the Venetian Republic. Gastaldi produced maps and illustrations for parts of Delle Navigationi et Viaggi (Travels and voyages), a compilation of travel writings by the Venetian diplomat and geographer Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485-1557). Ramusio's work contained more than 50 memoirs, including the writings of Marco Polo. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 1 engraved map: 26.3 x 36.4 centimeters. Original resource at: National Library of Brazil. Content in Italian. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1565 Commerce Indians of South America São Francisco River Silver River (Argentina and Uruguay) Argentina Brazil Uruguay 912 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.807 2021668321 DLC 210708 20250607110300.8 22131873 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng