Cartographer:
ZATTA, Antonio
Engraver:
Zuliani & Pitteri
Title:
IL REGNO DI BOEMIA LE SLESIA PRUSSIANA ED AUSTRIACA
Stock Code:
2472
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Atlante Novissimo
Size: (W x H):
42cm x 33cm
16½ inches x 13 inches
Date:
1790
Price:
£145
the map covers the area from Berlin in the North to Vienna in the south, including parts of Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and AustriAntonio 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.