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Auction 196, Lot 404

"Irlanda", Albrizzi, Girolamo

Subject: Ireland

Period: 1743 (circa)

Publication: Lo Stato Presente... E Dell’Irlanda

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.8 x 15.1 inches
32.5 x 38.4 cm
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This Italian map is based on the cartography of Delisle and includes a great deal of information on the towns, villages and roads. The map was made just after one of the great Irish famines (1740-41) known commonly as the bliain an áir (year of the slaughter) and the Great Frost. The title cartouche reflects this bleak period with ships in a stormy sea and the figure of Hibernia set against a frozen background.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet, now flattened with the binding trim at right replaced with archival tissue. There is some extraneous creasing in the bottom right corner that is not visible in the image.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 2/7/2024

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