Battle of Lepanto.

Porcacchi Da Castiglione, Tommaso. Girolamo Porro Of Padua " Descittione del Confletto Navale successo a'Curzolari nel Mare Ionio à vii. d'Ottobre M D LXXI. " Venice Georgio Angelieri for the Heirs of Simone Galignani 1590
Copper engrvaed illustration of the Battle of Lepanto, by Girolamo Porro from Porcacchi's " L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo" 1590 3rd edition [ 1st 1572]. Set in a page of descripive Italian text [page 87], with decorative, woodcut headpiece and historiated initial. Single page. folio, text to verso. Fair impression, , some soiling to margins and text.

The battle of Lepanto between the Christians and the Turks took place in 1571, one year before Porcacchi first published his Isolario, so was very topical at the time. The two fleets met near the islands called by the Venetians "Curzolari"[modern day Oxia] and even called the victory that of the Battle of Curzolari, hence the title on this map.


Tomasso Porcacchi da Castiglione first published his Isolario in 1572 in Venice, The maps were engraved by Girolamo Porro. whilst Porcacchi provided the descriptions.
The "Isolario" follows the tradition started by Sonetti and Bordone of "Island "books
106 by 147mm (4¼ by 5¾ inches).   ref: 1095  €250