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Out of stockJ. M. Ziegler’s interesting map focuses on the road and railway system, standing out for its attention to topography and for accurately depicting Alpine crossings during a time when the distinction between lowland and mountain roads was keenly felt. The map highlights communication routes, prominently featuring railways marked in red, distinguishing between those already built and those nearing completion. Notably, the Milan-Bologna railway was contested by the Austrians due to its potential to unite the…
- Dimension: 42 x 74 cm
- Place of publication: Winterthur
- Year: 1853
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Wall map of Europe engraved by Filippo Naymiller, reflecting the “cartographic fever” of the mid-19th century, when the desire for scientific precision was combined with an aesthetic that was still deeply romantic. The continent is depicted a few years after the tumultuous uprisings of 1848 and on the eve of the Crimean War (1853-1856), in a fragile geopolitical balance that the map captures with meticulous attention. Published in Milan in 1853 by the publisher Francesco…
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- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1853
