Italy
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A large map of Italy published in Milan in 1920 by the De Agostini Geographical Institute, depicting the country’s national identity and its recent imperial ambitions in the aftermath of World War I. The map visually captures the historic territorial gains resulting from the conflict with the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Trentino, South Tyrol (with the border shifted to the Brenner Pass), Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Istria, and Zadar. It is the image of “Greater Italy” finally unified…
- Dimension: 87 x 64 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1920
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Out of stockDivertente carta dell’Italia divisa in regioni rappresentate come figure antropomorfe vincitrice nel 1908 del concorso geografico del Giornalino della Domenica, deliziosa pubblicazione per fanciulli, di Luigi Bertelli.
Il giornalino della Domenica fu un settimanale creato il 24 giugno 1906 da Luigi Bertelli, alias Vamba, nome tratto da Ivanhoe.
Scrissero per il giornalino, oltre allo stesso Vamba, scrittori e scrittrici celebri quali: Edmondo de Amicis, Luigi Capuana, Grazia Deledda, Ada Negri, Emilio Salgari, Antonio Beltramelli, Luisa Macina Gervasio (nota come Luigi di San Giusto). Nel 1925, confluì nel Giornalino della Domenica, comparendovi come un inserto autonomo, la rivista Giro Giro Tondo, fondata nel 1921 da Antonio Beltramelli.
Le illustrazioni erano eseguite dai migliori disegnatori dell’epoca quali: Antonio Rubino, Giuseppe Biasi, Mario Mossa De Murtas, Filiberto Scarpelli, Umberto Brunelleschi, Marcello Dudovich, Sergio Tofano.
Dopo alterne vicende ed interruzioni cessa definitivamente le pubblicazioni nel 1927.- Dimension: 36 x 27,5 cm
- Place of publication: Florence
- Year: 1908
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Out of stockLarge map printed shortly before the Second Italian War of Independence
- Dimension: 62 x 96 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1859
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Out of stockGrande carta geografica sezionata in 18 riquadri riportati su tela che mostra l’alta Italia con le divisioni prima della seconda guerra d’indipendenza. Nel titolo si specifica che la zona di interesse è quella di Lombardia e Piemonte ma la mappa si estende a sud fino a Napoli e in bel dettaglio anche i paesi confinanti e nello specifico alla Francia per la quale è presente una legenda specifica per i segni convenzionali e le tante…
- Dimension: 60 x 83 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1859
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Out of stockRare map of northern Italy during the Second War of Independence in 1859, drawn by Jean Beaugean. The large and highly decorative map is interesting from a graphic perspective, being one of the first perspective representations of the territory. Delamarre and Beaugean added profile views of the main cities and small bird’s-eye views to emphasize the walls and fortifications. The Italian and French flags are depicted on the sides of the map, along with the…
- Dimension: 60 x 86 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1859
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This large map of Italy, published in Paris in 1859 by the renowned publishing house of Eugène Andriveau-Goujon, is a cartographic document of great interest for reconstructing the geopolitical dynamics of the Risorgimento. The map depicts Italy immediately following the Second War of Independence: Lombardy appears already annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia following the Treaty of Zurich, while Veneto remains under the control of the Austrian Empire, distinguished by its color from the rest…
- Dimension: 125 x 98 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1859
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Out of stockDettagliatissima grande carta geografica in quattro fogli da unire che mostra lo scenario delle battaglie in Italia durante la terza guerra di indipendenza. In alto a destra un inserto descrive le vie di comunicazione per il viaggio da Vienna a Trieste. Pubblicata dallo stabilimento Giuseppe Civelli di Milano nel 1866.
- Dimension: 96 x 100 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1866
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Out of stockSeparately issue version of Federico De Agostini stunning map of Italy, first published in 1946 by Italgeo here in the Arti Grafiche Ricordi edition published in Milan, 1978. The illustrator of the pictorial map is Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline: it shows vignettes of structures, nature, activities, products, crops and many towns and cities labeled. Embellished by elegant calligraphy, compass rose and a Neptune in the sea.
Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline (1890-1962) was a renowned Russian painter, printmaker, ceramicist, designer and illustrator born in the Ukraine in 1890. For a time he was with the Imperial Academy of Petersburg. His teaching career there was interrupted by the Bolshevik revolution. He was forced to flee and, after a daring journey, arrived in Constantinople accompanied by the Countess Bossalinie Aida who later became his wife. They survived in this city with menial jobs, and were finally able to join relatives in Genoa in 1920 where he held his first exhibition. In 1922 he moved to Nervi, opening a studio at the first Polish residence, meeting other Russian and Polish exiles. His years were rich in relationships, artists, and writers for whom he designed several books and arranged illustrations, commissions of portraits and more. In 1941 he was inaugurated into the Teatro Carlo Felice and designed sets for La Scala and the Metropolitan New York. He was an important illustrator of more than 100 children’s books.- Dimension: 80 x 64 cm.
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1978
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Out of stockSeparately issue version of Federico De Agostini stunning map of Italy, first published in 1946 by Italgeo. Published in Milan as ad for Motta, 1960. The illustrator of the pictorial map is Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline: it shows vignettes of structures, nature, activities, products, crops and many towns and cities labeled. Embellished by elegant calligraphy, compass rose and a Neptune in the sea.
Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline (1890-1962) was a renowned Russian painter, printmaker, ceramicist, designer and illustrator born in the Ukraine in 1890. For a time he was with the Imperial Academy of Petersburg. His teaching career there was interrupted by the Bolshevik revolution. He was forced to flee and, after a daring journey, arrived in Constantinople accompanied by the Countess Bossalinie Aida who later became his wife. They survived in this city with menial jobs, and were finally able to join relatives in Genoa in 1920 where he held his first exhibition. In 1922 he moved to Nervi, opening a studio at the first Polish residence, meeting other Russian and Polish exiles. His years were rich in relationships, artists, and writers for whom he designed several books and arranged illustrations, commissions of portraits and more. In 1941 he was inaugurated into the Teatro Carlo Felice and designed sets for La Scala and the Metropolitan New York. He was an important illustrator of more than 100 children’s books.- Dimension: 80 x 64 cm.
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1960
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Grande e dettagliatissima carta geografica murale dell’Italia con la Dalmazia, montata in due parti su tela a stacchi, pubblicata a Milano dalla ditta Artaria di Ferdinando Sacchi e figlo nel 1866. In alto interessante rappresentazione grafica dell’altezza dei Monti italiani e in basso a sinistra l’elenco delle provincie meridionali con la legenda dei segni convenzionali. La mappa è arricchita dall’elegante calligrafia in corsivo e dalle principali rotte navali sottolineate da decorativi velieri in navigazione nel…
- Dimension: 100 x 120 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1866
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Out of stockSeparately issued version of Federico De Agostini’s stunning map of Italy, first published in 1946 by Italgeo here in the Arti Grafiche Ricordi edition published in Milan, 1989. The illustrator of the pictorial map is Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline: it shows vignettes of structures, nature, activities, products, crops and many towns and cities labelled. Embellished by elegant calligraphy, compass rose and a Neptune in the sea. Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline (1890-1962) was a renowned Russian painter, printmaker,…
- Dimension: 80 x 64 cm.
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1989
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Out of stockThe map “Italy 1934 – Year XII,” drawn by Leroy H. Appleton and published in New York in 1933 in the American magazine “Fortune,” is an interesting depiction combining art, geography, propaganda and political satire. Ostensibly a depiction of Italy in early 20th century graphic taste, the map is actually a biting critique of Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime, seen through the author’s ironic and provocative gaze. The title itself, which refers to the twelfth year…
- Dimension: 35,5 x 56 cm
- Place of publication: New York
- Year: 1934
