"Carta Geografica del Messico o Sia della Nuova Spagna", Albrizzi, Girolamo
Subject: Mexico & Central America
Period: 1750 (circa)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.9 x 13.1 inches
42.9 x 33.3 cm
Beautifully engraved, Italian edition of Delisle's map of Mexico, extending south to Costa Rica. There is good detail of towns, political divisions, rivers, and topography. The map includes the western end of Cuba and the southern tip of Florida with several place names noted. The large pictorial title cartouche features a pair of Noblemen, slaves, and a shepherd.
References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #64-42.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on paper with a three moons watermark, very light offsetting, and a narrow margin at bottom right. Remargined at bottom with a portion of the neatline replaced in facsimile.
