Cartographer:
ZATTA, Antonio
Engraver:
Pitteri, G.
Title:
LA GUINEA OCCIDENTALE che contiene le Isole di Capo Verde il Senegal. la Costa Propraimente detta della Guinea
Stock Code:
2411
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Atlante Novissimo
Size: (W x H):
33cm x 42cm
13 inches x 16½ inches
Date:
1794
Price:
£175
Map of West African coast from Mauritania to the Gold Coast, with attractive decorated cartouche. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as Captain Cook, for his maps of New Zealand and Australia, Robert de Vaugondy, Bellin, and developed his own distinctive elegant style.
Fine condition, good margins.