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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
