Italy Italia c.1780 Lodge map decorative cartouche old hand color folio sheet

Italy from the latest and best authorities.

(Europe, Italy, Italia, Corsica & Sardinia, Sicily, Naples, Tuscany)

Issued c. 1780-95, London. Engraved by John Barber. 

Beautiful 18th century antique map, with original outline hand color. Vignette cartouche top right adds nice decorative feel.

Light uniform paper age toning, light inoffensive offsetting, lower right blank margin trimmed close as always due to map being issued folding, short tear nicely mended on reverse, original fold lines, remaining clean - a pleasing and well preserved visual example.

Sheet measures c. 14 3/4" H x 16 1/2" W.

Printed area measures c. 13 3/8" H x 14 1/2" W.

Borri, Maps of Italy, 248 (assigning a likely incorrect date of 1799).

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 1, p. 82.

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