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IT112 - P. CLUVER “Etruria Latii Umbriae Piceni Sabinorum Vetus et Nova Descriptio.” Leiden 1729. Colored. 8X10. Colorful map of northern Italy shows the Provinces across from Tuscany on the west coast to Umbria on the northeast coast. Depicts the entrance to the River Arno locating Pisa above Livorno on the northwest coast & shows many cities, towns & harbors overall. In lower left corner is a decorative scene showing a queenly figure with crown & staff, a pheasant, small cherubs & a lion in a landscape setting. From “Introductonid in Universam Geographiam” Published by P.de Coup. 1729.

IT114 - A. E. LAPIE “Partie Orientale de L'Empire Francais et Royaume d'Italie” Paris. 1812. Colored. 8½X12. Attractive map shows northern Italy from Rome to Livourne & Genoa on the western coast and from Mt. Gargano to Venice on the eastern shore. Locates the Adriatic Sea & the coast of Yugoslavia & includes Corsica and France's Mediterranean coast from Nice to Marseille. Inland, map shows Milan and the Swiss Federation in excellent detail. Decorative scene in lower left shows Mediterranean style coasting vessels with the map's title drawn on the sail of one of them. An attractive map. 

IT120 - A. ZATTA “Terra D'Otranto tratta delle Carte del Sigr. Rizzi Zannoni.” Venice 1783. Colored. 12X15½. Very striking and colorful map, based on a survey by Rizzi Zannoni, a famous astronomer, surveyor & mathematician, shows the Gulf of Otranto and the harbor of Taranto and all major harbors around the shoreline of the Gulf, including Gallipoli, Ugento & Capo de Leuca. Inland the map shows high mountains including Mt. Olivaro and many rivers flowing to the Gulf. On the eastern shore bordering the Adriatic Sea, the map depicts the harbors of Otranto, Brindisi & Villanova. A beautiful title cartouche is positioned in the lower center of the map, in the Gulf, that includes leaves, flowers and scroll motifs in the 18th. century rococo style. The exceptional talents of Antonio Zatta (fl.1775-1797) a Venetian cartographer & publisher and Giovanni Rizzi Zannoni (1736-1814) are evident in the quality & composition of this very attractive map.

IT124 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Genoa. (Genova. Genes).” London. 1836. Outline color. 11½X14½. Very detailed plan of the city and port of Genoa, shows the harbor and the breakwaters at the entrance, and depicts the old fortified wall that surrounded the outskirts of the town itself. Depicts street block plans with public buildings, parks, the hospital and the marine arsenal and locates wharves around the perimeter of the harbor's shoreline. Includes a small inset map titled “Sketch of the Outworks.” At the base of the map is a series of finely engraved drawings of the principal public buildings with a lighthouse in center. The map was drawn by W. B. Clarke and engraved and printed by B. R. Davies, and published by Baldwin and Cradock under the “Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.” A fine map.

IT129 - A. ZATTA “Il Patrimonio Di S.Pietro E. La Sabina Di nuova Projezione” Venice. 1783. Colored. 12X16. Beautifully engraved map shows the City of Rome on the border of Patrimonio di Pietro & Campagna Di Roma. The region covered stretches from Lago di Bolsena (Lake Bolsena) in the north and Montesigscone down to Toscanella, Vetralla and Cerveteri above Rome, and from Termi and Collucepoli in the east down to Palombara and Vicovaro including a portion of Regno Di Napoli. The coastal region on Italy's western shore is depicted from Montalto down to Civita Vechia. The title in lower left is drawn on a stone plinth surrounded by trees with an old monastery or mission building in a landscape setting. This handsome map was published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1775-1797) one of Italy's foremost 18th century cartographers and publishers.

IT134 - R. de. VAUGONDY. “Partie Septentrionale Du Royaume De Naples par Le Sr. Robert Geographer.” Paris. c. 1755. Colored. 19X23. Very handsome map of the Royaume de Naples shows Italy's Adriatic Sea coast from Ancona south to Pescaro and the Isle de Tremin off the coast, and the Golfe De Manfredonia, Brindisi, Otrante and the Gulf of Taranto. Includes Italy's southwest coast from the Golfe De Gaete, and the Gulf of Naples depicting the town and harbor of Naples. Below that region the map shows Salerno and the Gulf of Salerno and the coastline to the Gulf of Policastro. The map is dotted with hundreds of place names of cities, towns and villages, along with mountain ranges and rivers and boundary lines of Divisions and Ecclestical Departments. The map was drawn and engraved under the direction of Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766) one of France's foremost cartographers and engravers.

IT142 - A. ZATTA “Il Padovano Di Giovanni Valle Giustinopolitano Di Nuova Projezione.” Venezia. 1794. Colored. 16X12. Very attractive map of Padua in northeast Italy shows the City of Padua in center and many smaller cities and towns throughout the region. Includes rivers, canals, lakes and mountains. Published by Antonio Zatta (fl1750-1804) the map was based on an earlier issue by Giovanna Valle in “Pianta de Padova” in 1784. The title is in a decorative cartouche with leaves and branches in a landscape setting and the map was engraved by Giovanni Pitteri - a script engraver, and Guiliano Zuliani (c.1730-1814), and included in Antonio Zatta's famous “Atlante Novissimo” Venice. 1779-1785.

IT148 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Milan (Milano)” London.1832, Colored. 12½X15. Fine map of the City of Milan shows the old walls surrounding the City and depicts street block plans, public buildings, churches and roads leading to the City center from all sides. Along the bottom of the map are small drawings of the Cathedral & major buildings such as the Customs House, Hospital, Royal Palace and the Theatre La Scala. The map was drawn by W. B. Clarke and engraved by J. Henshall, two prominent cartographers in early 19th century London and was included in the General Atlas of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). The map has excellent detail overall.

IT150 - J. JANSSON “Capitanata Olim Mesapiae Et Lapygiae Pars.” Amstd. 1644. Colored. 14½X19. This beautiful map shows Southeastern Italy with the Mare Di Poglia (Gulf of Taranto,) and the coast along the Adriatic Sea. The region depicted is Puglia & Basilicarta, with lakes and mountains and forests colored in green, while red icons are drawn in the shape of churches, to depict major cities, and towns. Above the title in lower right is a colorful figure of a woman holding a bunch of leaves with a large hawk-like bird next to her holding a worm in it's beak. In lower left is a mileage scale topped with two cherubs holding a crown & shield. This fine map is typical of the highly decorative work produced by Johann Jansson in the early 17th century and is from his “Nieuwen Atlas Ofte Werelt Beschryvinge...”. This is a fine map in excellent condition.

IT157 - K. JOHNSTON “South Italy and the Island of Sardinia.” Edin. c. 1862. Colored. 17½X22½. Handsome double folio map of Southern Italy with Sicily and Sardinia, and depicts thousands of place names of cities, towns and harbors. Locates the Gulf of Taranto and the Ionian Sea, the Lipari Islands above Sicily and the islands of Malta and Pantelleria below Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. Includes an inset in lower right of the Bay of Naples, with the harbor, and the Island of Capri. This fine map was drawn by Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871) a geographer and map maker and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and engraved by W&K Johnston in Edinburgh for inclusion in “Keith Johnston's General Atlas,” published by William Blackwood & Sons. Edinburgh and London. 1862.

IT158 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Italy !” London. 1832. B/W. 9½X14½. Attractive map of Northern Italy includes the Mediterranean coast and the Gulf of Genoa and coastal harbors from the French coast at Antibes to S. Remo, Genoa, Porto Fino to the mouth of the Arno River, depicting Florence & Livorno. In the north the map is bordered by The Tyrol, Switzerland and Lake Geneva. The map names hundreds of cities, towns and harbors and is intensely detailed. Published by Baldwin & Cradock for the “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge” (SDUK) in the early 19th century in London. 

IT159 - BALDWIN & CRADOCK “Italy !!" London. 1830. B/W. 10X14½. Finely engraved map of Southern Italy from Livorno down to Piombino and the Island of Elba offshore. Depicts Civita Vecchia & Rome. The coastline continues south to the Gulfs of Gaeta, Naples & Salerno , ending at the Gulf of Policastro. Includes harbors on the Adriatic coast and shows hundreds of cities and towns inland. Published by Baldwin & Cradock for the “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge” (SDUK) in the early 19th century in London.

IT160 - A & C BLACK “Italy. North Part.” Edinburgh c.1844. Colored. 10¼X15. Finely colored map of Northern Italy shows the coastline from the French Mediterranean border at Cannes and Antibes to the Gulf of Genoa & Porto Fino to Leghorn and the mouth of the River Arno, and inland to the City of Florence. The coast continues to the Island of Elba offshore, Civita Vecchia & Rome & the Campagna. Depicts harbors along the Adriatic coast and the Gulf of Venice. Includes the island of Corsica and an inset map titled “Environs of Rome.” Published by Adam and Charles Black, a well-known Edinburgh publishing company and engraved by Sidney Hall. 

IT161 - A & C BLACK “Italy. South Part.” Edinburgh. C.1844. Colored. 10¼X15. Attractively colored map of Southern Italy, includes Sicily and Sardinia with an excellent inset map of Malta and its Dependencies. Italy is depicted as intensely settled and the map names hundreds of cities, towns and harbors. and shows rivers, mountains and volcanoes (Vesuvius and Etna), Gulfs and offshore islands. Published by Adam and Charles Black, a well-known Edinburgh publishing company and engraved by Sidney Hall.

IT168 - A. ZATTA “Il Ducato di Mantova Di Nuova Projezione.” Venezia 1796. Colored. 12¼X16. Attractive map of Mantova & its adjacent towns & villages & rivers in Northern Italy. The map depicts castles, the River Po, lakes, forests & the borders with Veronese, Cremonese & Ferrarese. The title in top right is on a banner draped over a monument surrounded by trees and foliage. The map was engraved by a well-Known Italian 18th century engraver, Giovanni Pitteri and published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1750-1804) one of Italy's foremost publishers. A very decorative and well-defined map. 

IT172 - A. ZATTA “Li Ducati De parma Piacenza E. Guastalla” Venezia 1782. Colored. 12X16. Fine map of Parma (current day Emilia Province) located between the Apennine Mountains & the River Po. Hundreds of place names are dotted throughout the map, with cities, towns & villages located between the mountains & rivers. Includes a small inset map titled “Ducato Di Guastalla” & the title in lower left, is placed in a decorative cartouche designed with leaves, scrolls and flowers. Engraved by Giovanni Pitteri & Giuliano Zuliani (1730-1814) the map was published by Antonio Zatta (fl.1750-1804) and issued in his famous atlas "Atlante Novissimo” in 1782.. A very attractive map by one of Italy's foremost 18th century cartographic publishers.

IT175 - ANON “Plan Von Turin” Prague. 1808. Colored. 6½X9½. This so far unidentified Czechoslavakian map of the walled City of Turin shows a block plan of streets and indications of buildings with the Rivers Dora & Po flowing through the City. Turin was the former capital of Piedmont. It was also famous for the Holy Shroud of Christ, it's university, palaces & castles and the Palazzo Carignano. In the top right of the map is a lettered & numbered table referring to points on the map particularly to churches, the Citadel and the State House & Government buildings. This is an attractive & rare map.

IT179 - A. MANESSON MALLET “Venedig. Venise.” Frankfort. 1719. Colored. 6X4 Very attractive scene of Venice in Italy, in the early 18th century, depicted from the sea with ships & the City & it's canals in the background. Rowers in small boats intermingle with large sailing vessels & the title is on a ribbon banner floating in the sky. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) who published this charming little copper engraving, started life in the army of King Louis IV, then became “maitre de mathematiques” to the King, when he authored 5 volumes of maps, plans & views under the title of “Description de L'Univers” first in Paris in 1683 and then in Germany in 1685-1719. A delightful view in very nice condition.

IT180 - A. MANESSON-MALLET “St Petrus Kirch. St. Pierre Rome” Frankfort 1719. Colored. 6X4. Very decorative scene of St. Peter's in Rome in the late 17th/early 18th century shows the circular courtyard in front of the Cathedral with many visitors standing around & talking. Houses & large buildings are drawn around the area with the hills of Rome depicted in the background. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) who published this attractive little copper engraving started life in the army of King Louis IV, then went on to become “maitre de mathematiques” to the King when he authored 5 volumes of maps, plans & views under the title of “Description de L'Univers” in Paris in 1683 & later in Germany in 1685-1719. Attractive & in very nice condition.

IT185 - C. V. MONIN “L'Italie Ancienne Par C. V. Monin.” Paris 1837. Colored (outline). Steel engraving. 15X11. Fine map shows all of Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia & part of the coast of North Africa. Depicts the Tyrennian & Adriatic Seas & the small island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea below Sicily. Includes many Latin place names of principal cities, towns & harbors Published by Charles V. Monin, a prominent French geographer and map seller, & one of the first cartographers to use steel plate engraving for many of his maps as the steelplate method enabled him to produce larger quantities of engravings off the plates which were harder than the softer copper plates that had been used since the 16th to the mid 19th century. From “Atlas Universel de Geographie Ancienne et Moderne.”

IT186 - J. MURRAY “Naples.” London. 1882. Colored. 8½X10½. For Murray's Handbook for the Mediterranean. Intensely detailed map depicts Naples waterfront, with seawall, promenade, arsenal & docks. Includes a reference table indicating locations of churches, palazzos, villas, theatres, college of music, hotels, university, post office and observatory. Locates, roads & commercial buildings. & the railroad station. Engraved by Edward Weller, the map was published by John Murray (1808-1892). Murray's Handbooks were thought to be the basis for the later Baedeker Guides. The map was folded into the book but has been pressed flat and is ready for framing.

IT188 - J. ROUX “Venise” Genoa. 1779. Colored. 5X7½. Very detailed early map shows the canals and waterways that form the City of Venice, along with the Lagoon. Locates cathedrals, churches, hospital, the Lido, the P. de la Chiozza, Malamoche, & the Vignol. Includes a compass rose in center with a decorative fleur–de-lys pointer. This charming map was designed by Joseph Roux for inclusion in “Recieul Des Principaux Plans des Portes, et Rades de la Mer Mediterranee. “ 

IT189 - AUGUSTE DUFOUR “Rome” Paris. 1832-33. Colored. 8X10. Finely detailed map includes a reference table to all the primary regions of interest in the City. Depicts Cathedrals, churches, theaters, hospital, palaces, statues, fountains including the Trevi, the Pantheon, Coliseum, colleges, & many different & important “Places.” The map was drawn under the direction of Auguste Dufour & engraved by Ch.Gavard & published in “Abrege de Geographe.”   

IT190 - C. T. MIDDLETON “A View of an Italian Regatta or Gondola Race on the Grand Canal at Venice Etc.” London 1778. Colored. 7X10½. Finely engraved & colorful scene of Gondola Races on the Grand Canal in Venice in the late 18th century. The Canal is packed with boats & onlookers standing around & enjoying the scene. This attractive view was published in Charles Theodore Middleton’s “A New & Complete System of Geography” in London in 1778. 

IT191 - V. CORONELLI “Partie Orientale Dell’ Europa Descritta, e Dedicata Dal P. Cosmografo Coronelli All’ Illustrissimo et Eccellentissimo Signore Giovanni Da Mula Senatore Complissimo Nella Serentissima Republica di Venetia.” Venice. 1696. Colored. 12X18. This striking & colorful map by a famous Venetian mapmaker Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718) depicts Lake Maggiore, the largest & most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes in Northern Italy. It extends for about 70 km between Locarno & Arona, & is 68 km long. It is located north of Milan. Today it's a tourist mecca surrounded by hotels & summer cottages & in the 17th century it was also surrounded by small villages & settlements, & with it’s position near mountains & forests it was considered sufficiently beautiful for a premier cartographer like Coronelli to have its contours drawn & engraved and published as a map for all to see. The title in lower right is a spectacular engraving of flying cherubs holding up a banner surrounded by a crown, fruit, flowers & leaves. 

IT192 - T. ETTLING “Rome. (Modern) Drawn From the Latest, Authentic Documents by T.Ettling.” London 1829. Colored. 12½X17. Very detailed map of the City of Rome with street block plans & reference tables to all the primary places of interest such as cathedrals, villas, palaces, the Forum, Papal Palace, monuments, Coliseum, Amphitheatre, fountains, statues etc. This is a nice city map in good condition, published in the Weekly Dispatch in 1829.

IT193 - N. DE FER “Les Environs De Rome. Par N. De Fer Geographe de Monseigneur Le Dauphin.” Paris 1705. Colored. 9X13½. Fine map by a well-known cartographer, Nicolas De Fer (1646-1720) depicts the city of Rome in center with its environs including small towns & villages, forests, hills, rivers, lakes, & roads leading to the city. Locates the Campsgna de Rome within the outskirts and mountain ranges. Along the coast is the mouth of the River Tibor flowing toward Rome, & the map is dotted with little drawings of churches, castles & palaces. This is a finely drawn & detailed early map with old coloring. 

IT195 - W. B. CLARKE “Venice, Venezia, Venedig,” London. 1838. Colored 15½X23. Striking map of the city of Venice with street block plans & a reference table to primary buildings, canals, museums, palaces etc. A note on the map says “Venice is built upon piles & contains 2108 streets & lanes, 30,000 houses, 112 churches, & 160 Public Fountains, with a population of 112,000 souls. In the Laguna there are 70 islands which are intersected by 149 canals & connected by 306 marble bridges.” The map was produced in 1838 by W. B. Clarke for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, a Society created in the mid 19th century in London, to produce excellent maps by well known cartographers, which they sold at very reasonable prices to the public who could not afford the price of many other cartographers works. The map has a view in top left of “The Mint. St. Marks Church & the Palace,” & an inset map in top right of the Adriatic seacoast & the Gulf of Venice. A fine map in very nice condition. 

IT196 - T. C. LOTTER “Mappa Geographica Exhibens Regna Sive Insulas Sardiniae ac Corsicae Sumtibus et Curis. Tobiae Conradi Lotter. Geographi August Vindel.” Augsburg c. 1760. Colored. 22½X19. Striking map of the Islands of Corsica & Sardinia. Depicts the Island of Elba located between Corsica & Italy’s Tuscany coast. Includes all harbors, & hundreds of cities, towns & villages. The title in lower right is on a banner held up by Father Neptune & a Mermaid, & topped with 2 crowns & shields. A large colorful compass rose with decorative fleur–de-lys pointer is located in the Mediterranean Sea in top left. A handsome map in fine condition. 

IT197 - J. BLAEU “Eminentissimo et Reverendissimo Dno Caesari S.R.I. Cardinali Fachinetti Episcopo Spoletino Tabulam Hanc Devotissime Offert. Joan Blaeu.” Amsterdam. C. 1690. Colored. 17X20. Handsome map depicts the town of Spoleto, in Perugia noted for its Music Festivals, and it has been a tourist mecca since the 17th century. Drawn & published by Joan Blaeu (1599-1673) in c.1640 it was later published by Pierre Mortier (1661-1711) in c.1690. The map depicts the town with streets lined with buildings, churches, a hospital, monasteries & convents. The landscape is dotted with trees & cultivated fields surround the town & hills are drawn in the background. A compass rose with decorative fleur-de-lys pointer is located in a field, indicating that the map is drawn with west at the top in the 17th century style. At the base of the map is a numbered reference table, & in lower left is a decorative title cartouche ornamented with shields, winged angels, fruit & scrolls & tasseled ropes. This is a beautiful map in fine condition.

IT198 - FORBES S. RUSSELL “Plan of Rome 1882.” London. 1882. Colored. 21X28. Very colorful folding map of the City of Rome in the late 19th century, shows street block plans and all the famous historical buildings, monuments, churches, cathedrals, the Vatican & the Coliseum, fountains, plazas, monasteries & convents, & the River Tiber flowing through the city. Reference tables indicate all the city Gates, and the primary historical sites. The author of the map, Forbes S. Russell, was a famous archaeologist in Rome who conducted tours of the City and wrote many books on the City’s history. A fine map 

IT199 - J. BLAEU “Sicilia Regnum.” Amsterdam. C. 1645. Colored. 8½X11½. Finely drawn & attractive map by a master cartographer – Joan Blaeu (1569-1673 ) and engraved by Georgis Hoefnagle, shows cities, towns & rivers on the Island & Palermo and primary harbors around the coast. Mount Etna is located in a mountainous, forested region in the north east part of the Island’s interior. The map is decorated with sailing vessels, and two shields topped with crowns. The title in lower left is on a plaque & ornamented with a winged head, fruit & scrolls. An attractive & decorative very early map in very good condition. 

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