"Atlante Novissimo, Illustrato ed Accresciuto Sulle Osservazioni, e Scoperte…", Zatta, Antonio
Subject: Title Pages
Period: 1785 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.5 x 13.2 inches
26.7 x 33.5 cm
This rococo-style title page is centered on an elaborate fountain. The seaside scene at bottom features the figure of Geography with a large globe and a number of putti engaged in mapmaking and observation. The border is formed by putti with geographical instruments and maps, and is completed by a heavenly scene centered on the muse of Learning with the winged lion of Venice to her left.
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Condition: B+
Watermarked paper with some very light extraneous creasing at left and minor damp staining along the right edge of the sheet, away from the engraving.
