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  • antica mappa lombardia
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    Carta geografica della Lombardia che come da tradizione cartografica seicentesca raffigura tutto il nord Italia ma con in evidenza i confini dei vari stati che componevano il territorio. La mappa è arricchita da un curioso cartiglio con il titolo che contempla un viso maschile situato nella parte inferiore. In basso a destra un secondo elegante inserto con le scale delle distanze. Incisa all’acquaforte da Pierre Duval la carta è tratta dall’opera Cartes Generales de Toutes…

    • Author: SANSON Nicolas D?Abeville
    • Dimension: 56,5 x 34,5 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1670
  • This extremely uncommon carte-a-figures map from the 19th century features the Iberian Peninsula and is surrounded with defly engraved figures and representations of places of note in Spain and Portugal. The vignettes flanking the map include Alhambra, Malaga, The Giralda Bell Tower of the Cathedral of Seville, Burgos Cathedral, Tower of Orangers in Seville, St. Nicholas’s Tower in Cordova, the Carmel Convent, Madrid, Lisbon and El Prado in addition to others. The figures below the map include a bull fighter and typical attire for residents of various parts of Spain and Portugal. The map is filled with details of roads, towns and cities, as well as topography and was made as a folding map to assist travelers in the region.

    • Author: A. R. Fremin
    • Dimension: 53,5 x 73 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1840
  • antica mappa italia settentrionale

    Rare 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…

    • Author: Jean Beaugean
    • Dimension: 60 x 86 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1859
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    This is a detailed map of Northern Italy drawn by Adrien-Hubert Brué and published in Paris by the Lanee publishing house in 1866 as part of the work Atlas Universal de Géographie Physique, Politique, Ancienne et Moderne. The map not only depicts the Italian region with exceptional precision but also extends its scope to include neighboring territories. It provides a meticulous representation of areas such as Switzerland and the Balkan region, then under the jurisdiction…

    • Author: Andre Hubert Brué
    • Dimension: 62 x 48 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1866
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    A fascinating map focuses on Napoleon’s battles in late 18th century northern Italy. It also extends to southern France, depicting new departments created between 1790 and 1793 (Mont Blanc, Ain, Isère, Drôme, etc.). The map, based on Alexis-Hubert Jaillot’s cartography and extended by J.C. Chaumier, was printed in 1799 by the publisher Basett.

    • Author: J.C. Chaumier, JAILLOT Alexis Hubert
    • Dimension: 51 x 96 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1799
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    Grande carta geografica a stacchi pubblicata da Eugène Andriveau-Goujon e stampata a Parigi presso l’atelier litografico Lemercier nel 1859 in occasione della scoppio della Seconda Guerra di Indipendenza. La mappa ha la precisione e la ricchezza dei dati proprie delle carte disegnata per scopi militari e pone in evidenza le linee ferroviarie alcune delle quali sono sottolineate in rosso. Anche le montagne sono disegnate con molta efficacia e con un tratto nitido e preciso. Non…

    • Author: Eugène Andriveau-Goujon
    • Dimension: 60 x 101 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1859
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    Prima edizione della mappa ufficiale del Canale di Suez emessa dal suo costruttore la ‘Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez’ e pubblicata a Parigi nel 1866. Si tratta di una grande carta geografica insolitamente decorativa grazie a una bellissima scelta di colori, che aveva lo scopo di promuovere e celebrare uno dei più grandi successi tecnici e ingegneristici della storia. Basata sui piani del direttore del canale, l’ingegnere civile François-Philippe Voisin, la mappa mostra…

    • Author: François Philippe Voisin
    • Dimension: 83 x 110 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1866
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    Large poster designed in 1970 by Alain Cornic to promote the renowned wines of the Côte d’Or, the Burgundy region in France centered around Dijon. The right side shows a pictorial map of the area embellished by vignettes with historical buildings along with differently colored grape clusters marking the wine production zones. The left side features an allegorical depiction of the wine-making process and includes a portrait of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon, a notable…

    • Author: Alain Cornic
    • Dimension: 145 x 98 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1970
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    Decorative pictorial map of North-Western Africa by Lucien Boucher published by the French bank Crédit Lyonnais. Includes color coded list of agencies and coat of Arms on upper right corner. The lovely vignettes show major buildings and landmarks, parks, roads, cities and towns, etc. Credit Lyonnais, founded in 1863, can be regarded as the archetype of the banking modernization desired by Napoleon III. Title framed with decorative cartouche.
    Design by Lucien Boucher who is a famous commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889 and died in 1971. Graduated from the Ecole de céramiques de Sèvres, he began his career as cartoonist for the satiric newspaper Le Rire. In the 1920s he worked actively as poster designer for the movies and the advertising industry. He designed a significant number of lithography’s inspired by the surrealism style. He’s very well known of a series of posters (advertising & world map) designed for Air France

    • Author: Lucien Boucher
    • Dimension: 95 x 69 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1950
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    Rare map of the Duchy of Milan with a beautiful title cartouche. The map is based on a map by Janssonius and published by Pierre van Lochom.

    • Author: Pierre van Lochom
    • Dimension: 48 x 37 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1695
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    Nice example of Sanson’s map of the kingdom of Venice

    • Author: SANSON Nicolas D?Abeville
    • Dimension: 49,5 x 37 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1670
  • usa map president wilson 1917
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    Rare propaganda map quoting Woodrow Wilson published in France to celebrate the entrance of the United States into World War 1

    • Dimension: 65 x 100 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1917