Atlante illustrativo, ossia Raccolta dei principali monumenti italiani antichi, del medio evo e moderni e di alcune vedute pittoriche (Vol. I)
Firenze: c. 1845. Edition: First Edition., Binding: Contemporary half morocco with marbled boards, rebacked. Heavily gilt spine is in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on morocco label on 2. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Notes: Volume I only. Volume I (of 5 atlases and 12 volumes of text) of this monumental and scarce atlas of Italy with a collection of maps and plates detailing various Italian regions. Part I deals with maps, starting with a large general map of Italy in sections which is followed by different regional and city maps. Part II deals with various architectural views of the diverse regions of Italy. There are maps, topographic and corographic of Italian territories, city plans, some double-page spread, locations and views illustrating in detail the entire peninsula and its most corners suggestive. The plates are engraved copper by Giacinto Maina, Valerio Stanghi, Antonio Verico and others.
Giuseppe Orlandini (Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini) (1784 - 1872) was an Italian cartographer and geographer. He graduated in medicine at the University of Pisa and, after making long trips in Italy and abroad, he returned to Florence to direct a private school and devote himself to the world of' education. He became head of the statistics department of the Ministry of Finance and soon devoted himself to the study of cartography and geography. In this setting he began his most famous works, one of them being “Atlante illustrative…”
, Size: Large Folio (616x431mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with 65 (of 67) maps and 121 (of 175) plates., Volume: 2 parts in 1., References: Cremonini, Italy in views and maps, no. 144, pp. 226-237., Category: Book Atlas & Cartography; Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General;. A very good example of this scarce work. Plates and maps are clean and crisp. Many maps with original outline hand colouring. Item #B5445
Edition: First Edition., Binding: Contemporary half morocco with marbled boards, rebacked. Heavily gilt spine is in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on morocco label on 2. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Notes: Volume I only. Volume I (of 5 atlases and 12 volumes of text) of this monumental and scarce atlas of Italy with a collection of maps and plates detailing various Italian regions. Part I deals with maps, starting with a large general map of Italy in sections which is followed by different regional and city maps. Part II deals with various architectural views of the diverse regions of Italy. There are maps, topographic and corographic of Italian territories, city plans, some double-page spread, locations and views illustrating in detail the entire peninsula and its most corners suggestive. The plates are engraved copper by Giacinto Maina, Valerio Stanghi, Antonio Verico and others.
Giuseppe Orlandini (Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini) (1784 - 1872) was an Italian cartographer and geographer. He graduated in medicine at the University of Pisa and, after making long trips in Italy and abroad, he returned to Florence to direct a private school and devote himself to the world of' education. He became head of the statistics department of the Ministry of Finance and soon devoted himself to the study of cartography and geography. In this setting he began his most famous works, one of them being “Atlante illustrative…”
, Size: Large Folio (616x431mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with 65 (of 67) maps and 121 (of 175) plates., Volume: 2 parts in 1., References: Cremonini, Italy in views and maps, no. 144, pp. 226-237., Category: Book Atlas & Cartography; Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General;.
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