A magnificent masterpiece and the geographical knowledge of the 16th century: the collection of richly illuminated maps by the Portuguese court cosmographer
Compendium Geographicum of Pedro Teixeira
1660

Compendium Geographicum of Pedro Teixeira
— 1660
Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662) was born into a Portuguese family of cartographers in Lisbon
He was royal cosmographer to Philip III of Spain (1578–1621) and his successor Philip IV (1605–1665)
The Portuguese cartographer travelled far and wide in order to execute these meticulous commissions
Compendium Geographicum of Pedro Teixeira
- Geographische Sammlung des Pedro Teixeira
Short Description
This splendid cartographic compendium originates from when the Spanish Empire was at its most powerful, ruling over a united Iberian Peninsula, much of Italy, and colonies across the Americas. Mapping this empire was the job of skilled and experienced cartographers like Pedro Teixeira Albernaz, who served two kings as royal cosmographer.
Compendium Geographicum of Pedro Teixeira
Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662) was born into a Portuguese family of cartographers in Lisbon and eventually rose to be the royal cosmographer to Philip III of Spain (1578–1621) and his successor Philip IV (1605–1665). He executed various royal commissions, including mapping the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula. Creating maps requires extensive, meticulous field work and the Portuguese cartographer travelled far and wide in order to execute these meticulous commissions. As its name implies, the Compendium Geographicum is a collection of richly illuminated maps representing the state of contemporary geographic knowledge. It is a synthesis of the cartographer’s body of work and the sum of a lifetime of travel and careful observation.
Codicology
- Alternative Titles
- Geographische Sammlung des Pedro Teixeira
- Date
- 1660
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1 available facsimile edition(s) of „Compendium Geographicum of Pedro Teixeira “
Compendivm Geographicvm Pedro de Teixeira, siglo XVII
- Publisher
- Circulo Cientifico – Madrid, 2007
- Limited Edition
- 999 copies
- Binding
- Hand-bound, aged and bound in parchment with silk binding and gilded edges
- Commentary
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1 volume by Rodríguez González, Alvar Ramón
Languages: English, Spanish - More Information
- Printed in 7 colors, in stochastic screening
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