Gran cam di Tartaria.

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Article ID ASC1218

Title

Gran cam di Tartaria.

Description

Map depicts partly China, total Russia with Japan and the Bering Sea. The map is from the second pocket atlas based on Abraham Ortelius' Folio Theatrum. It is often described as a plagiarism of the work. The copper plates are closely based on those of Philip Galle's 1593 Italian edition and were engraved by an anonymous artist and inserted into a page with Italian text. Published by Marchetti Pietro Maria "Theatro del Mondo".

Year

ca. 1598

Artist

Marchetti (1565-1615)

Marchetti Pietro Maria 1565 - 1615. The second epitome of Abraham Ortelius’ folio Theatrum was produced in Italy by Pietro Maria Marchetti and the 109 new maps, by an unknown engraver, are accompanied by Italian text. The plates are close imitations of those of Philip Galle (see 1577 and 1583), likely the 1593 edition with Italian text.

Historical Description

By the 15th century, Beijing had essentially taken its current shape. The Ming city wall continued to serve until modern times, when it was pulled down and the 2nd Ring Road was built in its place. It is generally believed that Beijing was the largest city in the world for most of the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.The first known church was constructed by Catholics in 1652 at the former site of Matteo Ricci's chapel; the modern Nantang Cathedral was later built upon the same site. The capture of Beijing by Li Zicheng's peasant army in 1644 ended the dynasty, but he and his Shun court abandoned the city without a fight when the Manchu army of Prince Dorgon arrived 40 days later. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty( the years 1420 to 1912). It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. When Hongwu Emperor's son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor, he moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, and construction began in 1406 on what would become the Forbidden City. Construction lasted 14 years and required more than a million workers. It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. Since 1925 the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Place of Publication Brescia
Dimensions (cm)9 x 10,5 cm
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

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