Cartographer:
ZATTA, Antonio
Title:
GALLIA ANTIQUA EX AEVI ROMANI, MONUMENTIS ERUTA
Stock Code:
6654
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Antonio Zatta and Sons
Colouring:
Original outline colour with later additions
Atlas:
Atlante Novissimo
Size: (W x H):
49.3cm x 40.5cm
19½ inches x 16 inches
Date:
1785
Price:
£75
Decorative map of the historic Gaul region; modern day Western Europe is shown which includes France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Germany. Illustrated title cartouche along lower left margin showing soldiers’ helmet, shield, bugle and weapons. Topographical landscape shown in relief pictorially. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his distinctive and elegant 'Atlante Novissimo' was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases.
Good condition with wide margins.