Subject: Northern & Central Italy, Lake Como
Period: 1573 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.3 x 13.4 inches
49 x 34 cm
Handsome and beautifully composed sheet with three maps of important districts in Italy. At top is a map of Lake Como based on the cartography of Paulus Jovius. At bottom left is a fine map of the region surrounding Rome based on Eufrosino della Volpaia, and at right a map of Friuli at the tip of the Gulf of Venice taken from the work of Gregorio Amaseo and Giovanni di Vavassore. German text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #129.
Condition: B+
A nice impression with full contemporary color on a sturdy, watermarked sheet with light soiling, an ink stain in the right margin, and a centerfold separation at bottom that enters about 1/2" into the image.