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| Toe of Italy, by Christoph Weigel, 1745 (contemporary colour). Price on request. Click for info |
The very first maps were manuscript maps. Italy was the centre of map making at a very early date.
The Far East was charted by Marco Polo, the East Coast of America by Columbus, Vespucci and Cabot, helped by the bankers and merchants of Genoa, Florence and Venice. The World map of 1306 by Marino Sanudo. 1457-9 Fra Mauro at the convent of Murano near Venice made a map of the world which was 6 ft in diameter. They also made Portolan Charts (sea charts).
This all had to do with Exploration, as without maps and charts they would be unable to find new lands, and trade with other countries. Ptolemy wrote a treatise on geography in circa 3 A.D.The first map after Ptolemy was printed in Bologne in 1477. This period of great Italian map making came to an end in 1570 with the advent of Ortelius and Mercator etc.
Selected antique Italian maps currently in stock
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Lavoisne Italy, Coloured map, published by J.Barfield 1828 29 x 36 cm
£80.00 / $130.00
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Italia Meridionalis, Showing Sicilia, Sardinia and other provinces in the Roman period. Steel engraving with coloured borders, published by John Arrowsmith in 1840. 24 x 20 cm
£48.00 / $78.00
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Gulf of Neapoli, POZZUOLI (Puteoli) . Matthäus Merian, 1688 : Sinus Pvteolanus, Coast of Pozzuoli to the Island of Procida and the East Coast of Ischia on the Gulf of Naples. Explanation of buildings on the right hand side. Copper plate engraving 1688. 30.5 x 20.5 cm
£160.00 / $260.00
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Italy. Robert de Vaugondy, Big,Copper plate map, hand coloured, published by Charles Francois Delamarche dated 1798. 70 x 52 cm / BIG MAP
£380.00 / $616.00
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Italy South Part. Also showing Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Sid.Hall, coloured map, published by Longman circa 1860. 29 x 23 cm
£48.00 / $78.00
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Selected antique Italian prints currently in stock
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St Peter Rome,St Pierre du Rome. Mallet, Copper plate engraving, French edition, circa 1683. 14 x 21 cm
£85.00 / $138.00
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Arch of Constantine, Rome. Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. Steel engraving, drawn by W.L.Leitch from a sketch by Charles Barry, engraved and published by W.B.Cooke, 1839. 18 x 13 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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St.Peters. Lithograph, published by J.B.Mould and James Todd circa 1860. 21 x 15 cm/ 8 x 6 inch
£40.00 / $65.00
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A Perspective View of the Castle of S.Angelo, Ellan Bridge and part of the City of Rome. Copper plate engraving from the New Geographical Dictionary, circa 1760. 27 x 19 cm
£68.00 / $110.00
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Castle and Bridge of Saint Angelo, Rome. Laucelot, wood engraving, hand coloured, circa 1880. 23.5 x 15 cm
£30.00 / $48.00
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Tiber Flu. Copperplate engraving showing the Wall around Rome, garden of the Mina Family, Monte Testaccio, S.Stephens rotunda in the distance, with boats on the river in the front. Latin and Dutch writing, 1678. 17 x 19 cm of picture only,page 24 x 38 cm
£48.00 / $78.00
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Venice. Ducal Palace, The Giants Stairs. Drawn by W.L.Leitch. Steel engraving, hand coloured, circa 1840. 13 x 18 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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Venice, The Rialto. Drawn by C.Stanfield. Steel engraving, showing boats on the canal, engraved by J.B.Allen, 1833. 11 x 16.5 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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The Area and Church of the Holy Apostles. Venice?. Copperplate engraving, hand coloured. 18 x 25 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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Bologna, Drawn by J.D.Harding. Steel engraving, published by Fullerton circa 1840. 13 x 9 cm
£38.00 / $62.00
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Trieste. E Grandsire, Wood engraving, showing harbour, engraved by Ch. Brabant circa 1875. 18.5 x 13cm/ 7 1/2 x 5 inch
£28.00 / $46.00
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Cagliari, Sardinia. W.Westall steel engraving, engraved by E.Finden, published by Fullerton circa 1840. 14 x 9 cm
£38.00 / $62.00
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The Castle of Ferrara. S.Prout, steel engraving, showing The Castle Estense in Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna. Engraved by W.Finden, published by Murray in 1832. 13 x 9 cm
£38.00 / $62.00
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Spoleto. J.D.Harding, hand-coloured steel engraving, showing countryside in the province of Perugia in Umbria. Engraved by W.Finden, published by Murray in 1832. 13 x 9 cm
£38.00 / $62.00
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Milan Cathedral. Prout, steel engraving showing the outside of the Cathedral, engraved by Wallis circa 1840. 14x 9.5 cm
£28.00 / $46.00
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Itri, The Town and Castle of Itri. Drawn by Major Irton, steel engraving, hand coloured, engraved by T.A.Prior, circa 1840. 19 x 12.5 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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Villa Doria Genoa, H.Bibby, steel engraving showing boats outside Villa Doria, engraved by A.H.Payne, published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, circa 1840. 15.5 x 10 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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The Loggia di Lanzi, Florence. W.H.Bartlett, steel engraving, engraved by J.Tingle, circa 1840. 19.5 x 13cm
£35.00 / $56.00
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Plains of Sorrento.W.Havell, steel engraving, engraved by F.J.Havell, published by Simkin and Marshall, circa 1860. 15.5 x 11cm
£35.00 / $56.00
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Capri, by Gennaro Favia (Venice 1879-1958) Aquatint. Please note this is not over 100 years old. 16 x 19.5 cm
£48.00 / $78.00
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Capri, by Gennaro Favia (Venice 1879-1958) Aquatint. Please note this is not over 100 years old. 19.5 x 16 cm
£48.00 / $78.00
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Malta, J.M.W.Turner, steel engraving, engraved by Finden, dated 1832.
14 x 9.5 cm
£40.00 / $65.00
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Valetta Harbour, Malta in two parts. Photograph taken in 5 sections ( x 2 )each. There is an inscription on one of the Warehouses Eo.T. Agius Ltd. and right at the top A.G.Cousis. Taken circa 1905. 138 x 22 cm/ 54 x 9 inch each. Framed and glazed.
£185.00 / $300.00 for the 2
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Valetta Harbour, Malta. The Royal Navy is in port, showing several Dreadnought battleships. The time of exposure to the plates had to be varied from tenths of second to several minutes of shutter speed. This produced the phenomenon of several identical, but very slightly varying details of the boats' sails. Taken circa 1905. 138 x 22 cm /54 x 9 inch each. Framed and glazed.
£185.00 / $300.00 for the 2
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