"Italia Nova", Cluver, Philipp
Subject: Italy
Period: 1711 (published)
Publication: Introductio in Universam Geographiam
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.1 x 10.3 inches
30.7 x 26.2 cm
This finely engraved and very detailed map covers the entire country and includes Sardinia and Corsica, part of Sicily, the Adriatic Sea and the western Dalmatian coast. Engraved by John Senex.
Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London. This map is from a London edition, with the majority of the maps re-engraved by John Senex.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-9a #20.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression, issued folding on watermarked paper with a tiny tear at the fold intersection that has been archivally repaired and minor toning along one of the folds.
