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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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An important view of Brescia drawn by Gaetano Gariboldi published in Milan by Antonio Vallardi in 1850. The view, one of the rarest and most sought-after depiction of the city, is centered on Piazza Loggia and shows in fine detail on the left the Duomo and on the right the Loggia. In the background the city in a lively and refined original colouring.
- Dimension: 90 x 25 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1850
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This map of Lombardy, published by Francesco Vallardi in Milan in 1850, is an interesting testament to Lombard cartography of the mid-19th century, a period of profound political and social change. The map, engraved by Valerio Stanghi and Giacinto Maina, offers a detailed look at the Lombard territory, highlighting both geographical and administrative aspects. The right side of the map is dominated by a table listing the political-administrative organization of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, a…
- Dimension: 54 x 68 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1850
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Ampia carta geografica intitolata extra margine “Brescia” che si focalizza sulla rappresentazione topografica del Lago d’Iseo e dei territori di Brescia e Bergamo che si affacciano sulle sue sponde . Disegnata da Francesco Valmagini, ingegnere civile milanese, topografo e professore di geografia alla Scuola Militare nel 1850 circa e pubblicata a Milano presso la litografia Corbetta.
- Dimension: 60 x 42,5 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1850
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A very fine view of St. Mark’s Square in Venice comes to life in the foreground with gondolas navigating the waters of St. Mark’s Basin, filled with passengers and gondoliers focused on their tasks. On the left, the elegant façade of the Libreria Marciana is visible, while the imposing Campanile di San Marco stands tall in the center. To the right, the Gothic structure of the Doge’s Palace, characterized by its distinct colonnade and rhombus-patterned…
- Dimension: 56 x 37,5 cm
- Place of publication: Venice
- Year: 1850
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Out of stockAntique map by Philippe Vandermaelen showing the scenario of the battles fought in the territories between Verona and Mantua during the Italian War of Independence of 1850.
- Dimension: 60 x 82 cm
- Place of publication: Bruxelles
- Year: 1850
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Interesting wall map of the surroundings of Rome at the scale 1:100,000 with toponymy in Latin and, in brackets and in smaller characters, in Italian. Drawn by the famous cartographer Heinrich Kiepert (1818 – 1899) and published by the Geographisches Institut in Weimar in 1850. Waterways, roads and Roman aqueducts are highlighted in colour and the reliefs are rendered by shading. The graphic scale shows the German mile, the Italian mile and the Roman mile.…
- Dimension: 108 x 94 cm
- Place of publication: Weimar
- Year: 1850
