16th Century Maps

While in Philadelphia last weekend, I managed to make it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a little bit. And today’s piece is a nice map—ivory on ebony—from a 16th century Italian writing cabinet.

The overall chest
The overall chest
The detail for Rome
The detail for Rome
The centre map
The centre map
The detail for Naples
The detail for Naples

Credit for the piece goes to the workshop of Iacobus Fiamengo.