1719 Nouvelle Carte De L’Etat De L’Italie Pour Parvenir Par Une Methode Nouvelle...
DESCRIPTION
This highly detailed engraved map of Italy is from Henri Abraham Chatelain's Atlas Historique. Published in seven volumes, this monumental work was one of the most famous and prolific publications of the early 18th century. The map features Italy with its 18th century political divisions with borders drawn according to the kingdoms, duchies, republics, etc., of the day. Corsica and Sardinia are depicted, and Sicily is shown magnigied, enclosed in an inset. Portions of southern France, along with the Dalmatian coast are also depicted.
The map offers extensive descriptive texts on either side of the image which provide details regarding various of the governmental divisions. Numerous insets provide additional information such as names of the kingdoms, provinces and cities. The outermost border on either side is an index of towns and cities including a key to them which facilitates finding them on the map. One small inset contains the names of all the archbishoprics of Italy, another all the universities while yet another lists the names of some of the most prominent sovereigns of the aristocracies depicted on the map.
CONDITION
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