Cartographer:
Zatta, Antonio
Title:
REGNO DI PORTOGALLO
Stock Code:
2648
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Atlante Novissimo
Size: (W x H):
25cm x 38cm
10 inches x 15 inches
Date:
1775
Price:
£165
Illustrated cartouche with boat, moored by riverside, unloaded cargo on the bank. 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.