Italia - 1806 - Rizzi-Zannoni
Item I01 - 124 x 93 cms - Price R6,280
The publication of this superb map of Italy was announced as follows
"Guiseppe Molini notifies the public that at the beginning of the month of July he will publish a beautiful and extremely accurate topographic map of Italy which, at his own expense and sparing no cost, he had made by the famous geographer of S.M. Siciliana Signore Giov. Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni, and then engraved in two copperplates under his direction, of which a free "Manifesto Ragionato" will be released next week."
"The price will be two zecchini and we can state with absolute certainty that such a beautiful and accurate map of Italy has yet to be seen"
The map was made to a scale of approximately 1:248,000 and the orography is rendered in perspective with oblique light shading.
