Catalog Archive
Auction 162, Lot 396

"Piano della Citta, e Sobborghi di Cartagena", Pazzi, Giuseppe

Subject: Cartagena, Colombia

Period: 1763 (circa)

Publication: Il Gazzettiere Americano...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
25.4 x 19.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This is an uncommon Italian bird's-eye view of the harbor and town of Cartagena and the surrounding area. The plan and fortifications are linked to an extensive key below the title at left. A compass rose orients north to the top right.

References: Kapp (MCC-77) #94b.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with faint toning along the centerfold and light creasing in the wide margins.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $325

Closed on 4/26/2017

Archived