Subject: Italy
Period: 1740 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.1 x 19.1 inches
56.1 x 48.5 cm
This nicely engraved German-made map depicts Italy with ancient place names. It is surrounded by a key that identifies 153 locations in Siciliy and tables listing uncertain locations in Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. There is a decorative title cartouche at top right featuring ancient coins and allegorical figures. Beneath the title cartouche is another table listing authors of antiquity.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression with light dampstaining and soiling. A small hole in an unengraved area has been infilled adjacent to the lower left centerfold, and a short centerfold separation and a chip in the bottom right margin have been archivally repaired.