Cartographer:
ZATTA, Antonio
Engraver:
Giuliani & Pitteri
Title:
Le Baja d’Hudson, Terra di Labrador e Groenlandia con le Isole Adiacenta
Stock Code:
2427
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Atlante Novissimo
Size: (W x H):
42cm x 33cm
16½ inches x 13 inches
Date:
1778
Price:
£295
Map of eastern Canada and southern Greenland. Shows the extant knowledge of the region, with Hudson Bay, the coast of Labrador and the south of Greenland accurately depicted, but further north the coastlines are conjecture. 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.