Facsimile reproduction of 15 portolan charts, covering most of the earth, compiled as an atlas in France in 1547. Atlas also includes 4 pages of declination tables. The maps include illustrations of native inhabitants and indiginous flora and fauna for each continent. The first five maps include a mythological narrative in the margin of each sheet.
Facsimile.
Number 29 of edition of 987.
Maps oriented with north to the bottom.
Notarized certificate of authenticity (30 x 21 cm) pasted inside back cover of atlas.