Spring, TX
Details
- Dimensions
- 19.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 15ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Late 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Antique White
- Condition Notes
- Very Good overall. Please see photos. All original. Very Good overall. Please see photos. All original. less
- Description
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A rare, original 18th century antique map
Copper engraved, hand-colored in outline, double-page map showing administrative divisions, towns, villages, forests, … more A rare, original 18th century antique map
Copper engraved, hand-colored in outline, double-page map showing administrative divisions, towns, villages, forests, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures.
It features Brescia province of Italy
Beautifully elaborate title cartouche with pine tree and fruit arrangment and text in Italian: 'La Provincia di BRESCIA / Divisa / Ne suoi Territorj/ Di nouva Projezione/ Dedicata agl III.e Nob. Sig./Deputati/ della Madessima Citta/ Presso Antonio Zatta / Con privilegio dell Ecc(eli)mo Senato (Copyright)/ Venezia 1784"
The map was dedicated to the noble deputies of the city with the same name - Brescia
Lower right "G. Pitteri scr." - Giovanni Marco Alvise Pitteri ( Italian, 1702-1786) - the engraver)
Watermarked wove paper
This excellent map is from Antonio Zatta's "Atlante novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti geografi, che ora per la prima volta si produce".
The work was published in Venice between 1775 and 1785 and consisted of four volumes
This was one of the most comprehensive and stunning world atlases published in Italy in the 18th century.
Antonio Zatta (1722-1804) was an Italian editor, cartographer, and publisher. He was particularly active between 1757 and 1797, and is mostly known for the atlas presented here, "Atlante Novissimo".
He updated and redefined the traditional title cartouche by replacing the mythical elements common to the 17th and 18th century with more representative images. While balancing art and information, he was aiming for more scientific approach and better accuracy.
In this work he published the first impression of the Islands visited by Captain Cook.
Circa 1784
All original
Measurements: Approx. 19.5" x 15" the sheet; 16.5" x 12.75" the plaque
Condition: Very Good overall. Please see photos. All original. less
Spring, TX
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