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Nürnberg: Schneider und Weigel, 1784. 62 x 49 cm (24.5 x 19,25 inches).. Original antique copper engraving, hand colored in outline. General map of ancient Italy with coloring contemporary with the watercolor of the borders. At the top of the title are the graphic scales "Milliaria Romana, Leucae Francicae, Stadia Olympica, Stadia". At the upper right is a round inset map of the area around Rome. A plan of the 7 hills of Rome was engraved in the bottom left corner. In good condition. Some water marks, mainly outside the image. Old restored tear on the right side of the sheet outside the illustration.

Amsterdam, 1680. 49 x 56 cm (19.25 x 22 inches).. Original antique copper engraving hand colored in outline and wash when published. Old colored map of the Duchy of Schleswig by Frederick de Wit. Shows northern Schleswig-Holstein and southern Denmark. With Kiel, Flensburg, Schleswig, Husum, Sonderburg, Aabenraa, Hadersleben, Ribe and the islands of Nordstrand, Pellworm, Föhr, Sylt, Romo and Fanö. A beautiful title cartouche at the top right. Frederik de Wit (* 1610; † 1698), also Frederic, Frederick or Fredericus, was a Dutch publisher, engraver and cartographer. He founded his company in 1648, at the height of the Golden Age in Amsterdam, and was editor of world atlases from around 1670. His first published map was that of Denmark in 1659. This was followed by a world map from 1660. Further dating of his atlases is difficult. They appeared from 1670 and included 17 to 190 maps. The nautical atlases included 27 nautical charts and appeared from 1675.In 1666 he acquired various engraving plates… Read More