Subject: Eastern Italy
Period: 1619 (published)
Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.1 x 13.8 inches
46 x 35.1 cm
A handsome map of the Marche region in central Italy along the Adriatic Sea. The capital of Ancona is shown centrally along the coastline, which extends from Rimini in the north to Sant' Angelo in the south, just shy of Pescara. The map is embellished with strapwork title cartouche and a moiré patterned sea. French text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7350:1A.
Condition: B
Moderate toning with light foxing.