Lot 503: L'Italie Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences...

Name: L'Italie Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences...
Brand: Old World Auctions
SKU: b5f35c4db2

Est: $450 USD - $550 USDSold:

Old World AuctionsRichmond, VA, USNovember 20, 2013

Item Overview

Description

A fine large map showing all of Italy, including Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, the surrounding parts of France and the Balkans, and a portion of North Africa. It is based on the geography of Guillaume Delisle and the observations of the astronomer Riccioli. The map is filled with detail and decorated with an ornate title cartouche alluding to the Catholic Church, with a cherub wearing a cardinal's miter.

Dimensions

21.6" W x 18.2" H

Artist or Maker

Jan Barend Elwe

Date

1792

Condition Report

Original color on bluish, watermarked paper with wide margins and a hint of toning along the centerfold.

Literature

Shirley (BL Atlases) #T.ELW-2a.

Auction Details

Antique Maps, Atlases, Books & Prints

Old World Auctions

November 20, 2013, 10:00 AM EST

3850 Gaskins Road Suite 220, Richmond, VA, 23233, US

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