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A beautiful serio-comic map drawn by Augusto Grossi (signature at lower left on the Spanish coast) published in Bologna in 1875 in the satirical magazine “Il Pappagallo”. It shows Europe with Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the centre who, like a Saint Anthony the Abbot, “blesses” and appeases the various nations each represented by an animal. In 1875, German diplomats and semi-official newspapers hinted that Germany might launch a war against France, which was rapidly…
- Dimension: 35 x 53 cm
- Place of publication: Bologna
- Year: 1875
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Detailed map of Crete published in 1866 by Dietrich Reimer and based on the representation of the island drawn by the English hydrographer, geologist and vice-admiral Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt (1881-1888). The interesting map also features an inset with the valley of Mylopotamos, a locality in the northern part of the island, in the prefecture of Rethymnon. It will be reprinted in 1897 (Cf. Bibliothèque nationale de France, GED-2736 ) with the addition in plate…
- Dimension: 25 x 54 cm
- Place of publication: Berlin
- Year: 1866
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[Netherlands] Contato d’Ollanda Parte Settentrionale… / Contado d’Ollanda Parte Meridionale
More Info € 500,00A stunning example of Coronelli’s map of Holland in two sheet to join. The upper sheet covers from Friesland to Amsterdam including all of the Zuyder Zee. The southern map covers from the Haarlem Meer south to Breeda and east to Batenborg. This map also prominently displays Holland’s elaborate canal and irrigation network. Each sheet has its own very decorative title cartouche engraved in the Italian baroque style. From Corso Geografico Universale by Coronelli published…
- Year: 1690
- Dimension: 455 x 605 mm each
- Place of publication: Venice
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[Switzerland] Die vielgestaltige Schweiz. Svizzera dai mille volti. La Suisse en images. Exploring Switzerland
More Info € 300,00A magnificent large and very decorative pictorial map folded in self cover surrounded by notes and illustration of flowers, with the compass rose in the center. Shows buildings. landmarks, peoples, animals, roads, railroads, waterways, churches, tourist attractions, geographical features and places of interest. A short guide by Hans Jenny, and illustrations on verso. Designed by Eduard Imhof after a drawn by Otto Muller. Published by the Swiss National Tourist Office in Bern in 1939. Folded…
- Dimension: 76 x 116 cm
- Place of publication: Bern
- Year: 1939
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Important tourist poster by Guy Georget, commissioned by Air France to promote travel with the airline Air Afrique and published in Paris by the Serma atelier in 1961. The large poster, designed by Georget with the geometric style and colors typical of African masks, shows the western part of the continent with the A.O.F. in evidence. The A.O.F. was part of the French colonial empire until 1960 and included territories such as the Ivory Coast,…
- Dimension: 98 x 151 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1961
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Carta amministrativa del Regno d’Italia co’ suoi stabilimenti politici, militari, civili … per ordine del ministro della guerra e marina nell’anno 1813
More InfoGrande carta murale del Regno d’Italia concepita dal Deposito della Guerra di Milano e realizzata da Gaudenzio Bordiga. In alto a sinistra il riquadro con il titolo contiene anche la “ricapitolazione” dei dati statistico-amministrativi del Regno e a seguire una legenda di 22 voci con i segni convenzionali, ancora sotto una nota in cui si indicano le fonti della carta tra le quali si precisa che la Valtellina e tutta la parte alla destra del…
- Dimension: 129 x 109 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1813
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An uncommon map of Sicily based on the map of the Royal Topographical Office of Naples published in 1826. The map, published as a loose sheet, is not dated, but it is probably one of the many representations of the island published around 1860 to meet the demands of a market attentive to the political and military events of that period. In April 1860 the revolt of the city of Palermo against the Bourbons of…
- Dimension: 65 x 50 cm
- Place of publication: Turin
- Year: 1860