Giovanni Marieni
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Map of Africa from the rare “Atlas of Modern Geography for Use in the Secondary Schools of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia,” edited by the geographer and astronomer Giovanni Marieni and published in Milan in 1833 by the Imperial Royal Printing Office. The map shows an extremely detailed and accurate coastline, the result of centuries of navigation, contrasted with an interior depicted with broken lines: North Africa: The Mediterranean coast is divided into well-known historical entities.…
- Dimension: 29 x 39 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1833
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Map of South America taken from the rare “Atlante di geografia moderna ad uso dei ginnasi del Regno Lombardo Veneto” edited by the geographer and astronomer Giovanni Marieni and published in Milan in 1833 by the Imperiale Regia Stamperia. The map reveals fascinating geopolitical and toponymic dynamics characteristic of the era: Post-colonial fragmentation: The northern region bears the names of Nueva Granada, Venezuela, and Quito—areas emerging from the recent collapse (which occurred between 1830 and…
- Dimension: 29 x 39 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1833
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Map of Australia and Southeast Asia taken from the rare “Atlante di geografia moderna ad uso dei ginnasi del Regno Lombardo Veneto”, edited by the geographer and astronomer Giovanni Marieni and published in Milan in 1833 by the Imperial Royal Printing Office. The macro-continent does not yet bear the unique and universal name of “Australia” within its interior (although it is used in the title and in the cartouche at the bottom right), but rather…
- Dimension: 29 x 39 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1833
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Out of stockMap of Tyrol taken from Giovanni Marieni’s rare work *Atlas of Modern Geography*, published in Milan in 1833 by the Imperial and Royal Printing Office. The map depicts the vast Alpine territory of historic Tyrol and the Vorarlberg region, then an integral part of the Austrian Empire. The drawing effectively highlights the mountainous structure of the Alps, rendered through refined orographic hatching that lends depth and relief to the landscape. The main valleys, river courses,…
- Dimension: 31 x 42 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1833
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Out of stockMap of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia taken from Giovanni Marieni’s rare work *Atlas of Modern Geography*, published in Milan in 1833 by the Imperial Royal Printing Office. The map outlines the borders of Lombardy-Venetia, highlighting the complex Alpine terrain and the dense network of waterways in the Po Valley. In the lower left corner, a legend lists the administrative division of the territory into two regions separated by the Mincio River: Lombardy (Nine Provinces) with…
- Dimension: 31 x 42 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1833
