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Girolamo Ruscelli (c. 1504–1566) was an Italian humanist scholar, editor, and cartographer active during the Renaissance. He is best known for producing an expanded and updated Italian edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, published in Venice starting in 1561. This notable work featured newly engraved copper-plate maps that revised and expanded classical geographic knowledge.
His edition incorporated modern maps alongside traditional Ptolemaic ones, reflecting the era's ongoing geographical discoveries.
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What is Girolamo Ruscelli best known for?
Ruscelli is best known for editing and expanding an Italian edition of Ptolemy's Geographia. The first edition appeared in Venice in 1561, printed by Vincenzo Valgrisi.
Was Girolamo Ruscelli a cartographer or a humanist scholar?
He was both a humanist editor and a cartographer active during the Renaissance. His Geographia combined classical geographical texts with updated maps influenced by earlier Italian mapmakers.
How did Ruscelli's Geographia relate to Giacomo Gastaldi's work?
Ruscelli's atlas expanded and updated the map tradition associated with Giacomo Gastaldi's 1548 atlas. His 1561 edition helped circulate revised maps of the classical world and newly charted regions.
Where and when was Ruscelli's major Geographia edition published?
It was published in Venice in 1561 during the Renaissance. The edition presented Ptolemy's geographical work in Italian with a substantial collection of engraved maps.
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