Italy Italia Sicily Sardinia Gulf Taranto 1766 Brion & Desnos map

L'Italie Divisee en Tous ses Etats.

(Italy, Italia, Papal States, Kingdom of Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, Venice, Corsica, Elba Island, Strait of Messina).

Issued Issued 1766, Paris by Brion & Desnos.

Charming 18th century engraved map, with lovely hand color.

Beautiful and very uncommon/ rare old engraved map with nice original hand color heightened in outline. A beautiful decorative title cartouche adds to the visual appeal of the map. On either side is original letter-press descriptive text relating to the geographical area depicted. This text has been separately printed and affixed on either side prior to issue by the publisher.

Original fold lines as issued.

Sheet Measures c. 13 1/4" H x  19 3/4" W.

Engraved Area Measures c. 9 1/4" H x  10 1/8" W.

Tooleys Dictionary of Mapmakers , v. 1, p. 191.

[R20280]