La Parte Occidentale della Nuova Francia o Canada

  • unbound
  • Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1788
By ZATTA, Antonio
Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1788. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.25" x 16.75".

Beautiful early map of part of Ontario and Quebec including the Ottawa River and lower Hudson's Bay. Montreal is noted lower right and indigenous names are noted. Part of a twelve section map comprising the Italian edition of Mitchell's map of North America. Light stains lower right but otherwise in good condition.

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.

Details

Title

La Parte Occidentale della Nuova Francia o Canada

Author

ZATTA, Antonio

Binding

unbound

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Antonio Zatta: Venice

Date

1788


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