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IT108 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK "Italy." London. 1830. Colored. 11X15. Finely engraved map of southern Italy & Sicily includes the island of Malta; Pantellaria & a small section of Tunisia in North Africa. Also locates the Lipari Islands and depicts many cities, towns & harbors; the Gulf of Taranto, the Messina Strait between Italy and Sicily and the Mediterranean Sea.    
$160

IT112 - P. CLUVER Etruria Latii Umbriae Piceni Sabinorum Vetus et Nova Descriptio. Leiden 1729. Colored. 8X10. Colorful map of northern Italy shows the Provinces across from Tuscany on the west coast to Umbria on the northeast coast. Depicts the entrance to the River Arno locating Pisa above Livorno on the northwest coast & shows many cities, towns & harbors overall. In lower left corner is a decorative scene showing a queenly figure with crown & staff, a pheasant, small cherubs & a lion in a landscape setting. From Introductonid in Universam Geographiam Published by P.de Coup. 1729.

$360

IT114 - A. E. LAPIE Partie Orientale de L'Empire Francais et Royaume d'Italie Paris. 1812. Colored. 8½X12. Attractive map shows northern Italy from Rome to Livourne & Genoa on the western coast and from Mt. Gargano to Venice on the eastern shore. Locates the Adriatic Sea & the coast of Yugoslavia & includes Corsica and France's Mediterranean coast from Nice to Marseille. Inland, map shows Milan and the Swiss Federation in excellent detail. Decorative scene in lower left shows Mediterranean style coasting vessels with the map's title drawn on the sail of one of them. An attractive map. 

$125

IT120 - A. ZATTA Terra D'Otranto tratta delle Carte del Sigr. Rizzi Zannoni. Venice 1783. Colored. 12X15½. Very striking and colorful map, based on a survey by Rizzi Zannoni, a famous astronomer, surveyor & mathematician, shows the Gulf of Otranto and the harbor of Taranto and all major harbors around the shoreline of the Gulf, including Gallipoli, Ugento & Capo de Leuca. Inland the map shows high mountains including Mt. Olivaro and many rivers flowing to the Gulf. On the eastern shore bordering the Adriatic Sea, the map depicts the harbors of Otranto, Brindisi & Villanova. A beautiful title cartouche is positioned in the lower center of the map, in the Gulf, that includes leaves, flowers and scroll motifs in the 18th. century rococo style. The exceptional talents of Antonio Zatta (fl.1775-1797) a Venetian cartographer & publisher and Giovanni Rizzi Zannoni (1736-1814) are evident in the quality & composition of this very attractive map.

$260

IT124 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Genoa. (Genova. Genes).” London. 1836. Outline color. 11½X14½. Very detailed plan of the city and port of Genoa, shows the harbor and the breakwaters at the entrance, and depicts the old fortified wall that surrounded the outskirts of the town itself. Depicts street block plans with public buildings, parks, the hospital and the marine arsenal and locates wharves around the perimeter of the harbor's shoreline. Includes a small inset map titled “Sketch of the Outworks.” At the base of the map is a series of finely engraved drawings of the principal public buildings with a lighthouse in center. The map was drawn by W. B. Clarke and engraved and printed by B. R. Davies, and published by Baldwin and Cradock under the “Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.” A fine map.

$175

IT127 - A. ZATTA Legazioni Di Bologna E. Ferrara Di nuevo Projezione Venice. 1783. Colored. 12X16. Finely engraved map by one of Italy's foremost cartographers, Antonio Zatta (f.1775-1797) shows Bologna and Ferrara in northern Italy and the entrance to the River Po at Porto di Goro on the Adriatic coast. The map depicts hundreds of cities, towns and villages, rivers, lakes and mountains and the title in lower right is drawn in a fanciful landscape scene with foliage, broken pillars, a hill with red roofed farm houses and green fields. This handsome map is an example of the quality and fine composition of Antonio Zatta's maps. 

$260

IT128 - A. ZATTA Legazione D'Urbino E. Governo Di Cittadi Castello. Di nuova Projezione. Venice 1783. Colored. 12X16. Handsome map shows Urbino on Italy's northeast coast and locates Sinigaglia and Pesaro on the Adriatic shore. Inland depicts hundreds of cities, towns and villages, rivers, lakes and mountains. Caglia, Cantiano, Citta di Castello, Gubbia & S.Angrelo in Vado and many more. The title in lower right is drawn in a landscape scene with trees, buildings, a castle and a pathway leading into a hillside cave. This fine map was published by Antonio Zatta (fl1775-1797) who was one of Italy's foremost cartographers and publishers of maps. 

$260

IT129 - A. ZATTA Il Patrimonio Di S.Pietro E. La Sabina Di nuova Projezione Venice. 1783. Colored. 12X16. Beautifully engraved map shows the City of Rome on the border of Patrimonio di Pietro & Campagna Di Roma. The region covered stretches from Lago di Bolsena (Lake Bolsena) in the north and Montesigscone down to Toscanella, Vetralla and Cerveteri above Rome, and from Termi and Collucepoli in the east down to Palombara and Vicovaro including a portion of Regno Di Napoli. The coastal region on Italy's western shore is depicted from Montalto down to Civita Vechia. The title in lower left is drawn on a stone plinth surrounded by trees with an old monastery or mission building in a landscape setting. This handsome map was published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1775-1797) one of Italy's foremost 18th century cartographers and publishers.

$260

IT134 - R. de. VAUGONDY. “Partie Septentrionale Du Royaume De Naples par Le Sr. Robert Geographer.” Paris. c. 1755. Colored. 19X23. Very handsome map of the Royaume de Naples shows Italy's Adriatic Sea coast from Ancona south to Pescaro and the Isle de Tremin off the coast, and the Golfe De Manfredonia, Brindisi, Otrante and the Gulf of Taranto. Includes Italy's southwest coast from the Golfe De Gaete, and the Gulf of Naples depicting the town and harbor of Naples. Below that region the map shows Salerno and the Gulf of Salerno and the coastline to the Gulf of Policastro. The map is dotted with hundreds of place names of cities, towns and villages, along with mountain ranges and rivers and boundary lines of Divisions and Ecclestical Departments. The map was drawn and engraved under the direction of Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766) one of France's foremost cartographers and engravers.

$285

IT142 - A. ZATTA “Il Padovano Di Giovanni Valle Giustinopolitano Di Nuova Projezione.” Venezia. 1794. Colored. 16X12. Very attractive map of Padua in northeast Italy shows the City of Padua in center and many smaller cities and towns throughout the region. Includes rivers, canals, lakes and mountains. Published by Antonio Zatta (fl1750-1804) the map was based on an earlier issue by Giovanna Valle in “Pianta de Padova” in 1784. The title is in a decorative cartouche with leaves and branches in a landscape setting and the map was engraved by Giovanni Pitteri - a script engraver, and Guiliano Zuliani (c.1730-1814), and included in Antonio Zatta's famous “Atlante Novissimo” Venice. 1779-1785.

$260

IT147 - M. QUAD “Sicilia.” Cologne. 1692-93. Colored. 8¼X12. Very early map of Sicily by Matthias Quad (1557-1613), a geographer & engraver who was born in the Netherlands, studied in Heidelberg and then moved to Cologne in Germany where he began drawing and engraving charts. This fine map depicts cities, towns, harbors, rivers and mountains including Mt. Etna. The major cities are indicated with small drawings of churches colored in red, while parks and forests are colored in green. In the top left corner is a colorful portrait of a bearded Pope or King in full court dress titled “Philippus d.a. Hispanie, Indie, Hier, Neapoli, Sicilie etc. Rex Catholicks.” The map is ornamented with strapwork designs, a crown & shield and a decorative mileage scale. The map was included in Europae Totius Orbis. Ex Officina Typo. Iaki Bussemechers. Engraved by Joann Bussemecher and has Latin text on verso. This is a fine map of Sicily as it was known to cartographers in the late 17th century.

$575

IT148 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Milan (Milano)” London.1832, Colored. 12½X15. Fine map of the City of Milan shows the old walls surrounding the City and depicts street block plans, public buildings, churches and roads leading to the City center from all sides. Along the bottom of the map are small drawings of the Cathedral & major buildings such as the Customs House, Hospital, Royal Palace and the Theatre La Scala. The map was drawn by W. B. Clarke and engraved by J. Henshall, two prominent cartographers in early 19th century London and was included in the General Atlas of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). The map has excellent detail overall.

$275

IT150 - J. JANSSON “Capitanata Olim Mesapiae Et Lapygiae Pars.” Amstd. 1644. Colored. 14½X19. This beautiful map shows Southeastern Italy with the Mare Di Poglia (Gulf of Taranto,) and the coast along the Adriatic Sea. The region depicted is Puglia & Basilicarta, with lakes and mountains and forests colored in green, while red icons are drawn in the shape of churches, to depict major cities, and towns. Above the title in lower right is a colorful figure of a woman holding a bunch of leaves with a large hawk-like bird next to her holding a worm in it's beak. In lower left is a mileage scale topped with two cherubs holding a crown & shield. This fine map is typical of the highly decorative work produced by Johann Jansson in the early 17th century and is from his “Nieuwen Atlas Ofte Werelt Beschryvinge...”. This is a fine map in excellent condition.

$725

IT154 - THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT “Italy. North Part.” Phila. 1850. Colored. 12½X10½. Finely engraved & colorful map of Italy's Northern Provinces and the sea coasts from the Gulf of Genoa down to the River Arno and Florence, Leghorn, Rome & Naples, and from the Gulf of Venice down the Adriatic coast to the Kingdom of Naples, Pescara & Lanciano. Includes cities, towns, harbors, canals, railroads, mountains and lakes. A fine, colorful map by S. Augustus Mitchell, published by Thomas, Cowperthwait in “A New Universal Atlas” in 1850. 

$175

IT156 - K. JOHNSTON “North Central Italy and the Island of Corsica.” Edin. c. 1862. Colored. 17½X22½. Splendid double folio map of Northern Italy with thousands of place names of cities, towns and harbors noted. Depicts the Gulf Of Genoa, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west coast and the Adriatic Sea bordering the east coast. Includes the island of Corsica and a large inset map in top right titled “Environs of Rome” with a block plan of the City and detailed topography showing lakes, rivers, mountains and small towns adjacent to the City center. This excellent map was drawn by Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871) a geographer and map maker and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and engraved by W & K Johnston in Edinburgh for inclusion in “Keith Johnston's General Atlas.” 1862. 

$225

IT157 - K. JOHNSTON “South Italy and the Island of Sardinia.” Edin. c. 1862. Colored. 17½X22½. Handsome double folio map of Southern Italy with Sicily and Sardinia, and depicts thousands of place names of cities, towns and harbors. Locates the Gulf of Taranto and the Ionian Sea, the Lipari Islands above Sicily and the islands of Malta and Pantelleria below Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. Includes an inset in lower right of the Bay of Naples, with the harbor, and the Island of Capri. This fine map was drawn by Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871) a geographer and map maker and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and engraved by W&K Johnston in Edinburgh for inclusion in “Keith Johnston's General Atlas,” published by William Blackwood & Sons. Edinburgh and London. 1862.

$225

IT158 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Italy !” London. 1832. B/W. 9½X14½. Attractive map of Northern Italy includes the Mediterranean coast and the Gulf of Genoa and coastal harbors from the French coast at Antibes to S. Remo, Genoa, Porto Fino to the mouth of the Arno River, depicting Florence & Livorno. In the north the map is bordered by The Tyrol, Switzerland and Lake Geneva. The map names hundreds of cities, towns and harbors and is intensely detailed. Published by Baldwin & Cradock for the “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge” (SDUK) in the early 19th century in London. 

$175

IT159 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Italy !!" London. 1830. B/W. 10X14½. Finely engraved map of Southern Italy from Livorno down to Piombino and the Island of Elba offshore. Depicts Civita Vecchia & Rome. The coastline continues south to the Gulfs of Gaeta, Naples & Salerno , ending at the Gulf of Policastro. Includes harbors on the Adriatic coast and shows hundreds of cities and towns inland. Published by Baldwin & Cradock for the “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge” (SDUK) in the early 19th century in London.

$175

IT160 - A & C BLACK “Italy. North Part.” Edinburgh c.1844. Colored. 10¼X15. Finely colored map of Northern Italy shows the coastline from the French Mediterranean border at Cannes and Antibes to the Gulf of Genoa & Porto Fino to Leghorn and the mouth of the River Arno, and inland to the City of Florence. The coast continues to the Island of Elba offshore, Civita Vecchia & Rome & the Campagna. Depicts harbors along the Adriatic coast and the Gulf of Venice. Includes the island of Corsica and an inset map titled “Environs of Rome.” Published by Adam and Charles Black, a well-known Edinburgh publishing company and engraved by Sidney Hall. 

$175

IT161 - A & C BLACK “Italy. South Part.” Edinburgh. C.1844. Colored. 10¼X15. Attractively colored map of Southern Italy, includes Sicily and Sardinia with an excellent inset map of Malta and it's Dependencies. Italy is depicted as intensely settled and the map names hundreds of cities, towns and harbors. and shows rivers, mountains and volcanoes (Vesuvius and Etna), Gulfs and offshore islands. Published by Adam and Charles Black, a well-known Edinburgh publishing company and engraved by Sidney Hall.

$175

IT164 - H. CHATELAIN “Roma Vetus.” Amsterdam. 1705. Colored. 13¼X17. This wonderful map of ancient Rome by Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743) shows all the principal monuments, castles, palaces & churches finely drawn & engraved, along with parks & gardens & the River Tiber flowing through the City. Includes a table of reference to all the places drawn on the map, & the title is on a decorative scroll in top center. The map was published in Chatelain's famous “Atlas Historique” in 1705 & a small compass rose in top left indicates that the map was drawn with East instead of North at the top of the map. This was a notable feature of many maps produced in the late 17th & very early 18th centuries.

$465

IT165 - R. SEALE “A Map of italy with It's Kingdoms and States. Etc. From the Latest & Best Observations. For Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History.” London. c.1732 15X18. Very colorful map of Italy, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia includes the Gulf of Venice & the coast of Dalmatia down to Albania & the Ionian Sea. The map is covered with place names & depicts Mt. Etna in Sicily and all the major cities & towns including Naples, Rome, Pisa and Florence & the Island of Elba offshore, Around the coast is the Sea of Provence (France), the Sea of Genoa (Italy), the Sea of Tuscany & the Sea of Naples on Italy's western coasts. The title in top right is in a decorative cartouche ornamented with scrolls, flowers and leaf motifs. The map was drawn & engraved by Richard Wilson Seale (fl.1732-1773) for “The History of England” Written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Translated into English with Additional Notes by N. Tindal. M.A. the Vicar of Great Waltham in Essex, England.This is a very attractive map with excellent detail.

$385

IT167 - C. MONIN “Italie” Paris. 1835. Colored. 15½X11. Attractive map of Italy, Sicily, Corsica & Sardinia depicts all major cities & towns & harbors on the coasts of the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas. The map depicts Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Turin, Genoa, Venice & Mount Etna and Palermo in Sicily & includes the island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of Sicily. This finely engraved map was published in “Petit Atlas National” under the direction of Charles V. Monin a famous French geographer & publisher in Paris in the early 19th century.

$195

IT168 - A. ZATTA “Il Ducato di Mantova Di Nuova Projezione.” Venezia 1796. Colored. 12¼X16. Attractive map of Mantova & it's adjacent towns & villages & rivers in Northern Italy. The map depicts castles, the River Po, lakes, forests & the borders with Veronese, Cremonese & Ferrarese. The title in top right is on a banner draped over a monument surrounded by trees and foliage. The map was engraved by a well-Known Italian 18th century engraver, Giovanni Pitteri and published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1750-1804) one of Italy's foremost publishers. A very decorative and well-defined map. 

$260

IT170 - A. ZATTA “La Provincie di Brescia Divisa Ne Suoi Territori Di Nuova Projezione Dedicata a gl'Illmi.e Nob(mi), Sig(ri). Deputati Della Medesima Citta Presso Antonio Zatta” Venezia 1792. Colored. 16X12. Beautiful map of the Province of Brescia in Northern Italy depicts Monte Giulemio, Valdevia, Monte Mortarola, Breno, Bagalina, Vobarno, Calvisano & many more cities, towns & villages. Locates Lago Di Garda gia Benaco & Lago D'Iseo gia Sebino. The title in top right is placed in a decorative landscape scene with trees, foliage & local produce. The map was engraved by Giovanni Pitteri & Giuliano Zuliani (1730-1814) & published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1750-1804) one of Italy's foremost 18th century cartographic publishers.

$260

IT172 - A. ZATTA “Li Ducati De parma Piacenza E. Guastalla” Venezia 1782. Colored. 12X16. Fine map of Parma (current day Emilia Province) located between the Apennine Mountains & the River Po. Hundreds of place names are dotted throughout the map, with cities, towns & villages located between the mountains & rivers. Includes a small inset map titled “Ducato Di Guastalla” & the title in lower left, is placed in a decorative cartouche designed with leaves, scrolls and flowers. Engraved by Giovanni Pitteri & Giuliano Zuliani (1730-1814) the map was published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1750-1804) and issued in his famous atlas "Atlante Novissimo” in 1782.. A very attractive map by one of Italy's foremost 18th century cartographic publishers.

$260

IT173 - W. GUTHRIE “Italie D'Apres Les derniers Traites De Paix.” Paris. 1798. Colored. 13X14. Fine map of Italy & Sicily as it was known to cartographers in the late 18th century. Depicts hundreds of cities, towns and harbors & includes the islands of Corsica and Sardinia with the small island of Malta located below Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. The map was published in the French edition of an atlas that accompanied William Guthrie's “System of Geography.” William Guthrie (1708-1770) was a Scottish geographer & historian who studied at the University of Aberdeen & settled in London in 1730 where he wrote books on history, geography and grammar. The Atlas was published in 1785 after Guthrie's death, & went through many English editions, besides being translated into French in 1798.

$275

IT174 - R. BONNE “Mappa Italia Antiquae Descripta Rto Bona Primario Hydrographo Navali.” Paris. April. 1779. (1780) Colored. 12½X8½. In the 18th century cartographers & publishers of maps included maps of antiquity in some of their atlases along with contemporary maps. This excellent map of Italy is an example of an 18th century antique map, that includes Latin names for cities, towns & harbors, & was included in Guillaume Raynal's “Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du globe Terrestre” in 1780 & engraved under the direction of master engraver Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795)

$150

IT175 - ANON “Plan Von Turin” Prague. 1808. Colored. 6½X9½. This so far unidentified Czechoslavakian map of the walled City of Turin shows a block plan of streets and indications of buildings with the Rivers Dora & Po flowing through the City. Turin was the former capital of Piedmont. It was also famous for the Holy Shroud of Christ, it's university, palaces & castles and the Palazzo Carignano. In the top right of the map is a lettered & numbered table referring to points on the map particularly to churches, the Citadel and the State House & Government buildings. This is an attractive & rare map.

$275

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