Subject: Low Countries
Period: 1776 (dated)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.1 x 16 inches
30.7 x 40.6 cm
This elegant Italian map of the Low Countries names most of the Seventeen Provinces. Numerous towns and cities are located, including Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges, as are rivers, marshes, shoals, and topographical details. The lovely pastoral cartouche shows sheep gathered on a shore. Engraved by G. Zuliani and Giovanni Battista Pasquali.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a #22.
Condition: B+
A fine impression on watermarked paper with light toning along the centerfold and remnants of paper tape on verso.