Subject: Northwestern Italy
Period: 1630 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.1 x 14.6 inches
48.5 x 37.1 cm
A handsome map of Liguria along with portions of Piemonte and western Emilia Romagna. It is filled with towns and cities including Genoa and Parma, pictorial representations of forests and topography, and the river systems. The northern coast of Corsica extends from the bottom border. Decorated by a title cartouche featuring the coat of arms of Genoa with ships, a sea monster, merman, and compass rose filling the Mediterranean Sea. Blank verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7080:1A.
Condition: B+
A nice impression with light scattered foxing and an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom that enters 1" into the image.
