unbound
1778 · Venice
by ZATTA, Antonio
Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1778. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 16". Beautiful map of Canada centered on Hudson's Bay and Labrador. Indigenous names are noted and Greenland is shown. Some discoloration along edges and centerfold at margins. Antonio Zatta (1775-1797) was the most prominent Italian map publisher of the late 18th century. His Venice-based publishing company produced maps that mark an important transition from 18th- to 19th-century cartographic styles. He updates and redefines the traditional title cartouche by replacing the mythic elements common in earlier maps with more representative images. (Inventory #: 203871)