Catalog Archive
Auction 161, Lot 618
Print View

"Suite de l'Italie-Ancienne. De l'Appulie, de la Grande-Grece, de la Sicile, et Autres Isles", Brion de la Tour, Louis

Subject: Southern Italy

Period: 1786 (circa)

Publication: Atlas General Methodique et Elementaire

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.2 x 15 inches
53.8 x 38.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This map of southern Italy includes Sicily and an inset with Corsica and Sardinia. The map is flanked by panels of text describing the regions of Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria, as well as the island of Sicily. Surrounded in an elaborate border featuring a globe, a map, and flowers, printed from a separate plate.

References:

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with light offsetting, minor soiling, and a centerfold separation confined to top blank margin.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 2/8/2017

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap