Subject: Italy
Period: 1762 (published)
Publication: Atlas Moderne
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.8 x 12 inches
45.2 x 30.5 cm
This detailed two-sheet map covers all of Italy and includes Corsica, Sardinia, and Malta. It is dense with place names, and there is nice topographical detail. The top right corner of the northern sheet is embellished with a large title cartouche composed of wind-heads in the empyrean.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression with contemporary color on watermarked sheets with light toning along the centerfold at the bottom of each sheet, light soiling, and small worm tracks in the bottom margins.