Subject: Northern Italy
Period: 1676 (published)
Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Uytbeeldinge en Vertooninge der Gantscher Aerdbodem...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.6 x 7 inches
24.4 x 17.8 cm
This handsome miniature map covers the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. It extends from Lago di Garda east to Cittadella. Several towns and cities are located, most notably Verona, Vicenza, Mantua, Trento, and Bassano del Grappa. There is nice topographical detail and two strapwork cartouches, one for the title and one for a distance scale. The map is oriented with west at the top of the sheet. Blank verso.
Originally published in Johannes Cloppenburg's Atlas sive Cosmographicae (1630-36), this example appeared in the 1676 edition published by Johannes Janssonius van Waesberghe, Jansson's son-in-law. The later editions of the Mercator/Cloppenburg atlas by Janssonius van Waesberghe and Henri Sauzet are extremely rare.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #7111:372.
Condition: A
A nice impression with a minor ink streak at left and marginal toning.