{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":57501,"auction_id":116,"set_id":150,"lot_number":"77","artist":"Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485 – 1557)","title":"Giovanni Bautista Ramusio (editor):\nDelle navigationi et viaggi [On navigations and\ntravels]\n(3 volumes)","starting_price":1300000,"signed_dated":"1st volume: 4th edition, Venice: Stamperia de Giunti,\n1588.<br>\n2nd volume: 3rd edition, Venice: Giunti, 1583.<br>\n3rd volume: 2nd edition, Venice: Stamperia de Giunti,\n1565.","medium":"Hardcover, leather, good condition, with all the maps of\nthe world included.","size":null,"property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"The opening volume of Ramusio’s monumental Renaissance collection, covers Africa, the Red Sea, India, and the East Indies, culminating in the Moluccas and surrounding archipelagos. It features Antonio Pigafetta’s account of Magellan’s voyage, including the first European descriptions of islands that are now part of the Philippines. These passages recount encounters in Homonhon, Cebu, and Mactan, as well as trade and navigation toward the Moluccas. The volume also integrates early Spanish reports from Ruy López de Villalobos’ expedition, where the name Filipina first appears in cartographic form. Portuguese narratives detail routes and contacts in the Southeast Asian sphere, from Malacca to Mindanao, contextualizing Iberian rivalry in the spice trade. Giacomo Gastaldi’s famous “Terza Tavola” map depicts Southeast Asia and the Philippines, oriented with south at the top. The combination of texts and maps makes this volume a cornerstone for the history of European exploration in the Pacific.<br><br> The second volume of Delle Navigationi et Viaggi focuses on Central Asia, Persia, Russia, and the Arctic. It includes the three books of Marco Polo’s travels, the discourse and history of Hayton of Armenia, and accounts by Venetian travelers such as Barbaro, Angiolello, and Contarini on diplomatic missions and trade routes to Persia and Muscovy. The volume also contains letters and chronicles on Russia by authors like Paolo Giovio and Herberstein, as well as descriptions of Caucasian and Scythian peoples. Notable sections feature Pietro Quirino’s shipwreck and the Arctic voyages of the Zeno brothers. It concludes with medieval accounts such as the mission of two friars to Tartary and the journeys of Odoric of Pordenone (who might have landed in Pangasinan).<br><br>  The third volume of Delle Navigationi et Viaggi is devoted to the Americas, featuring accounts of Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Cartier, and other explorers. It includes narratives of conquests, indigenous cultures, and early colonial life from Mexico to Peru and Canada. The volume is richly illustrated with woodcuts and seven double-page maps by Giacomo Gastaldi, along with city plans of Mexico City, Cuzco, and Hochelaga. It also depicts regions such as Brazil, Sumatra, West Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. Later editions expanded the work with additional Asian travels and Arctic expeditions.<br><br> These 3 volumes remain a cornerstone for the history of exploration and a coveted item for serious collectors.<br><br> Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485–1557), Venetian geographer, diplomat, and humanist, served for decades as secretary to the Council of Ten, a position that granted him privileged access to reports, maps, and first-hand accounts from across the known world. His magnum opus, Navigationi et Viaggi, published in three volumes between 1550 and 1559, is a monumental compilation of travel narratives -the first of its kind- and geographical descriptions that gathered the experiences of explorers, merchants, and ambassadors. Including the first Italian printed versions of works by Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama, and Hernán Cortés, among many others, Ramusio’s editions stand out for their elegant translations, critical introductions, and meticulous cross-referencing of sources. A distinctive feature of the work is its exceptional cartographic content, especially the finely engraved maps by Giacomo Gastaldi, which accompanied many of the narratives. These maps, remarkable for their precision and artistry, offered some of the earliest and most detailed European representations of Southeast Asia, accurately depicting coastlines, islands, and trade routes while incorporating the latest information from Portuguese and Spanish voyages. By combining rigorous editorial work with state-of-the-art cartography, Navigationi et Viaggi not only preserved invaluable testimonies of discovery and encounter but also standardized and disseminated geographic knowledge in Renaissance Europe, shaping perceptions of the New World, Asia, and Africa, and becoming an indispensable reference for cartographers, scholars, and future explorers.","lot_group":"BOOKS","lot_details_html":"<p><strong>Giovanni Battista Ramusio (1485 &ndash; 1557)</strong><br />Giovanni Bautista Ramusio (editor):<br />Delle navigationi et viaggi [On navigations and travels]<br />(3 volumes)<br />1st volume: 4th edition, Venice: Stamperia de Giunti,<br />1588.<br />2nd volume: 3rd edition, Venice: Giunti, 1583.<br />3rd volume: 2nd edition, Venice: Stamperia de Giunti,<br />1565.<br />Hardcover, leather, good condition, with all the maps of<br />the world included.</p>","alias":null,"hp":2600000,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":2600000,"userBid":null,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":3124160,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":61989,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/116/150/lot/77.jpg","isFeatured":1},{"id":62093,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/116/150/lot/77e.jpg","isFeatured":0},{"id":62091,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/116/150/lot/77c.jpg","isFeatured":0},{"id":62090,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/116/150/lot/77a.jpg","isFeatured":0}]},"increment":[2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":76,"next":78,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}