Subject: Eastern Africa & Madagascar
Period: 1784 (dated)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15.9 x 12.1 inches
40.4 x 30.7 cm
Two maps from Zatta's Atlante Novissimo, both engraved by G. Pitteri.
A. La Nubia ed Abissinia. This delicately engraved sheet also includes the southwestern part of the Arabian peninsula from Mecca to Aden. The title cartouche appears on a stone monolith.
B. Parte della Costa Orientale dell' Africa con l'Isola di Madagascar e le Carte Particolari dell' Isole di Francia e di Borbon. This map follows the coast of Mozambique from the Tropic of Capricorn to Cape Delgado, extending to include Madagascar. Two large insets depict the islands of Reunion and Mauritius. Adorned with a cartouche on a piece of parchment.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol. 4 #20 & #24.
Condition: B+
Original color with light soiling.