Rare copper engraving from “Nova et Accurata Italiae Hoderniae Descriptio” published in Leiden by Bonaventura e A. Elsevir in 1627. [cod.471/15]
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La nobile citta di Messina
Rare copper engraving from “Nova et Accurata Italiae Hoderniae Descriptio” published in Leiden by Bonaventura e A. Elsevir in 1627. [cod.471/15]
- Author: HONDIUS Jodocus
- Year: 1627
- Dimension: 179 x 252 mm
- Place of publication: Leiden
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