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 (truncated)
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 (truncated)
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