Detailed Antique Map of Italy and surrounding Islands, 1761

€ 620

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1761
Sheet size: 41.9 × 47.8 cm (16.5 × 18.8 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13509

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

General age-related toning. Beautiful hand coloring. Original folding lines, one small closed split top margin. Minor wear, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Italie volgens de allernieuwste Uitgave van den Heere d'Anville'. Very detailed antique map, based on D'Anville's important map of Italy. The map extends to Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and Mallorca (Majorca). A small inset shows Malta in relation to Sicily. The title is enclosed in a decorative cartouche. Published by I. Tirion, dated 1761.

Tirion was born in Utrecht in 1705. He moved to Amsterdam in 1725 and set up shop on Damrak as a book publisher. Tirion quick rose in prominence by publishing pamphlets, historical works, and, most importantly, maps and atlases. He eventually relocated his printing house to the prestigious Kalverstraat. In his long career he produced eight atlases in multiple editions, some of which were published posthumously until about 1784. Most of his cartographic work is based on the earlier maps of Guillaume de L'Isle.