The first edition of Leonardo Cernoti's Italian translation of Ptolemy's Geografia based on the 1596 Latin edition of Magini published by G. B. Galignani & G. Galignani in 1597-98. The maps are attributed to Girolamo Porro and have been also used in Magini's translation of 1596.
Illustrated with two engraved title vignettes, one full page and 63 half page engraved maps and several woodcuts in the text. Whereof 27 Ptolemy maps and 37 'modern' map, including 4 world maps, 1 map of America, 32 European maps, 6 maps of Africa and 21 maps of Asia.
