Miniature map covering area of Chalons, Avalon and Dijon. From “Theatro del Mondo” the famous plagiarised version of Ortelius’ pocket atlas published specifically for the Italian market by Pietro Marchetti. First printed in Brescia this is the really rare Venetian edition of 1667. [cod.1212/15]
- Author: MARCHETTI Pietro
- Year: 1667
- Dimension: 75 x 105 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
A detailed map of Avignon and Orange orientated with the north at the bottom from Coronelli’s Corso Geografico Universale published in Venice in 1690. The fine title cartouche also contains the dedication to Abate Domenico di Cabanes. Vincenzo Maria Coronelli is widely recognized as one of Italy’s most famous and greatest cartographers. He received an ecclesiastical education at the convent of the Minor Conventuals and also studied theology in Rome. However, his interests in geography…
- Author: CORONELLI Vincenzo Maria
- Year: 1690
- Dimension: 45 x 61,5 cm
- Place of publication: Venice
Wonderful decorative map of the French Alsace Wine Region, home of superb Rieslings and highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines!
A large very decorative promotional map of the French wine region of Alsace by Willy Fisher and A. Cordier published in Strasbourg at Michel in 1950. The pictorial map shows the various cities of the region with icons of the buildings, scenic areas, manufacturing and farming. All the major towns and cities also have their coat of arms. In the right large cartouche with Bacchus. Above the names of the wines.
- Author: Willy Fischer
- Place of publication: Strasbourg
- Year: 1950
- Dimension: 100 x 63 cm
Color pictorial map of department of Nord, France (which is part of the current Nord-Pas-de-Calais region) covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of the province with explanation, representing region’s historical figures and events, resources, sights, churches, important buildings, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.
- Author: Jacques Liozu
- Dimension: 490 x 320 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951