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[Brescia] Carta topografica colla quale si rappresentano le diverse Regioni agrarie del Bresciano
€ 280,00Uncommon antique map of Brescia illustrating crop rotation theories.
- Dimension: 45 x 37 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1866
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Magnificent map of Brescia dedicated to Giovanni Michele Rainieri published in Milan, 1826
- Dimension: 110 x 123 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1826
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Out of stockAn uncommon map of Europe in the shape of a Queen after the same image published by Munster in 1588. Europa as Queen is the map-like depiction of the European continent as a Queen. Made popular in the 1500s, the map shows Europe standing upright, with the Iberian Peninsula forming her crowned head, and Bohemia her heart. During the late 16th Century, a few map makers created these really interesting map images, wherein countries and continents were given human or animal forms. This example was published in Cosmorama Pittorico, Milan 1850. The description on verso explain, curiously, that the Singolar Carta d’Europa (strange map of Europe) shows surely King Charles V.
- Dimension: 10,5 x 17 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1850
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Out of stockPictorial map of Rhodes, the island of the sun or rose island in Greece by Egon Huber. Published by Ente Nazionale del Turismo Italiano in Milan at Pizzi & Pizzi, 1935. Shows roads, woods, forts, lighthouses, people in various recreational activities, etc. Also shows buildings, landmarks, ships and boats in white over blue sea. On verso 14 photos of Rodi as well as rich information about Rodi island. The list of the photos: “La citta…
- Dimension: 46,5 x 67 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1935
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Elegant Italian map by Filippo Naymiller showing The Netherlands published in Milan. Includes a second sheet of text embellished by vignettes of Amsterdam and Brussels engraved by Baldi. It provides really interesting geographical and statistical information of the Countries. The map was finely engraved by Pietro Allodi. From Atlante di geografia universale: cronologico, storico, statistico e letterario Milan, 1860 at Litografia Pagnoni.
- Dimension: 32 x 42 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1860
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Out of stockImportante carta geografica che mostra la porzione di territorio nel nord Italia scenario delle battaglie combattute durante la guerra di successione spagnola da Eugenio di Savoia. Si conosce un esemplare di questa carta conservato presso il fondo cartografico della città di Mantova descritto come “rarissima e anonima carta di ambito romano edita (presunta da una nota al verso) nel 1733”. La carta non presenta indicazioni di responsabilità ma da un attento confronto risulta essere una…
- Dimension: 54 x 97,5 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1720
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A splendid thematic map that represents an early example of statistical infographics applied to cartography. Dated 1905 and presented in 1906, the work combines the rigor of scientific and economic data with the aesthetic heights of the graphic art of the time. At the top of the sheet stands the inscription: “LA SOCIETÀ ANONIMA DI ASSICURAZIONI A PREMIO FISSO CONTRO LA GRANDINE CON SEDE IN MILANO — ALLA ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE DI MILANO 1906” (THE LIMITED…
- Dimension: 63 x 48 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1906
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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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Out of stockPictorial map of Italian East Africa drawn by painter and illustrator Emilio Kalchschmidt and published in Milan by Officine Grafiche Parini Vanoni for Banca Popolare di Milano in 1936, the year the colony was established. The map illustrates the territorial divisions of Somalia, Arrar, Galla-Sidamo, Addis Ababa, Amhara, and Eritrea, providing a wealth of information and numerous toponyms, including small villages. You’ll find plenty of illustrations of typical African animals, including lions, elephants, zebras, antelopes,…
- Dimension: 48 x 69 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1936
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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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Rare copper engraving with original (uncommon) color. From “Piante delle citt , piazze e castelli fortificati…dello Stato di Milano” by G.B. Sesti published in Milan in 1707. Sold with a second leaf with the description of the town. [cod.337/15]
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- Dimension: 195 x 150 mm
- Place of publication: Milan
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A lovely pocket atlas of the world with text by Annibale Giglioni published in 1886 by Francesco Vallardi. With 12 colorful maps with the description of the continents, the various parts of Italy and the Globe, with indications of the races and languages spoken. See Geoffrey King Miniature Maps 1886b: “This oblong paperback is a rare item today. There is a copy located in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, where it is catalogued under…
- Dimension: 10,5 x 15,5 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1886
