Uncommon map showing the duchy of Ferrara. To the south are Bologna and Ravenna and the surrounding areas. To the East is the Adriatic Sea. The central waterway is the Po river and its many tributaries. North of the Po is part of the course of the Adige river. Part of the charm of this map is that so much detail is given to the rivers which branch out like a cobweb on the map. The title cartouche is flanked by angels bearing wine and fruit. A modification of the Blaeu’s plate published by Schenk and Valk in Amsterdam in 1700 ca. [cod.085/15]
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Fine map of Bologna embellished by two cartouches. From the french edition of Atlas major published in Amsterdam in 1667. The cartographic basis of the map is based on the surveys conducted by Giovanni Antonio Magini (Padua 1555 – Bologna 1617), a mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer who held the chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna for nearly thirty years. Magini devoted the final phase of his life to compiling *Italia*, a regional atlas…
- Year: 1667
- Dimension: 440 x 540 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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Detailed town plan of walled city of Ferrara as surrounded by the Po River. Includes coat of arms. From the Rome edition of Francesco Scoto’s Itinerario d’Italia. Names major buildings, churches, etc. [cod.240/15]
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- Dimension: 180 x 122 mm
- Place of publication: Rome
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Important view of Cesena in Emilia Romagna engraved Isac Lacroix from a painting by German painter Jacob Philipp Hackert. In the foreground, on the left, stands a majestic tree that serves as a scenic backdrop and introduces the viewer to the landscape. At its foot, a few figures accompanied by animals give the scene a bucolic character and emphasize the link between the countryside and daily life at the time. Over the Savio River, which…
- Year: 1787
- Dimension: 400 x 530 mm
- Place of publication: Rome
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Rare copper engraving by Guglielmo Silvestri published in Parma in 1790. [cod.219/15]
- Year: 1790
- Dimension: 175 x 235 mm
- Place of publication: Parma
