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Pictorial map of Gargano, the stunning region that encompasses the mountainous promontory of the same name in the northern part of Apulia, Foggia province. Created for the Manfredonia Tourist Board and released in 1960 by Rimini publisher Bruno Ghigi, the map features 49 framed views showcasing the area’s most distinctive and picturesque buildings and landscapes. It also highlights campsites, beaches, bays, and tourist villages along the coast. Additionally, whimsical vignettes in the sea portray tourists, boats, and bathers, adding a touch of charm to the map’s purpose.
- Author: Bruno Ghigi Editore
- Dimension: 62 x 86 cm
- Place of publication: Rimini
- Year: 1960
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Striking map of the islands of Tremiti, located north of the Gargano Peninsula and west of Pescara in the Adriatic Sea, showing San Nicola, Capraia, and San Domino.
Embellished by galleons in the sea, compass rose and a nice cartouche listing the point of interest. Engraved with great care and high detail by Frate F.M.Ferri (this is one of the few Coronelli’s signed plate).
From the monumental “Isolario dell’Atlante Veneto” by Vincenzo Coronelli published in Venice in 1696.
- Author: CORONELLI Vincenzo Maria
- Year: 1696
- Dimension: 440 x 580 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
Lovely small map of the South of Italy showing the regions of Apulia and Calabria decorated with a strapwork title cartouche and a scale of miles flanked by sea monsters. From the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Jannsonius. In 1607 Jodocus Hondius published a reduced size version of Mercator’s “Atlas”, itself suitably titled “Atlas Minor”. [cod.457/15]
- Author: MERCATOR Gerard - HONDIUS Henricus
- Year: 1648
- Dimension: 180 x 140 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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Copper engraving from “Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai piu’ celebri e piu’ recenti cartografi” by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1779. Very good condition with nice and decorative original colours.
- Author: ZATTA Antonio
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 405 x 308 mm
- Place of publication: Venice