Contarini-Rosselli Map

Contarini-Rosselli Map

The Contarini–Rosselli map of 1506 is the first printed world map showing the New World.

The Contarini–Rosselli map was designed by Giovanni Matteo Contarini and engraved by Francesco Rosselli. It is a copper-engraved map and was published in Venice or Florence in 1506. The only surviving copy is in the British Library.

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