Subject: Northwestern Italy & Sardinia
Period: 1799 (dated)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.1 x 27.8 inches
51.1 x 70.6 cm
An attractive and detailed map of northwestern Italy centered on Turin and extending north to Lake Geneva and east to Milan. The region is delineated by a number of different political subdivisions including counties, provinces, and duchies and identifies numerous towns and villages, roads, rivers, and the rugged topography. Features insets of Sardinia and the Mont Blanc region at bottom. Engraved by Benjamin Baker.
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Condition: B+
There is light offsetting and several short edge tears that have been closed on verso with archival materials. The top right corner of the sheet, including a portion of the border, was chipped off and reattached on verso with hinge tape.