Subject: Central Italy
Period: 1770 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.9 x 19.6 inches
58.2 x 49.8 cm
This densely engraved map of central Italy is filled with details of towns, roads, rivers, archbishoprics, universities, and more. The map extends to include northern Corsica. The allegorical title cartouche fills the Adriatic Sea and features mer-people and putti surrounded by symbols of the papacy and the arts.
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Condition: A
A nice impression with full contemporary color, several minor printer's creases, a light dampstain along the top edge of the sheet, and a few tiny tears and chips along the edges of the sheet.