Subject: Italy
Period: 1780 (circa)
Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.2 x 12.4 inches
20.8 x 31.5 cm
Copper engraved map of Italy showing political divisions, cities, towns and topography. The map covers the area from Switzerland, across to Hungary and Croatia, and south to the tip of Africa. Corsica, Sardinia, and the Gulf of Venice are shown, and Sicily features a tiny erupting Mt. Etna. There are five distance scales flanking the title above the map.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a sturdy, lightly toned sheet with minor offsetting.