Waterfalls & Canals of Europe Switzerland Italy 1711 engraved print hand color
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & PrintsUntitled (Natural History- Geography- Land Features).
(Europe, Italy, Switzerland, Mt. Etna, Rhine River, Cataracts, Locke, Canals, Damns, Waterfalls).
Issued 1711, London by Cluverius.
Early 18th century engraved print with lovely hand color. Almost folk-art in conception and execution, images shown in a birds-eye prospect view.
Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
Original fold-lines.
Sheet Measures c. 9 1/2" H x 14 1/4" W.
Engraved Area Measures c. 8 1/2" H x 13 1/4" W.
Cartographic Reference(s):
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 1, pp. 275.
[R22921].