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Buti Fec, Our Lady of Sorrows. 1680–1720. Woodcut.

147 - Buti Fec, Our Lady of Sorrows. 1680–1720. Woodcut. 237 × 177 mm. The print depicts the Sorrowful Virgin, with Simeon’s prophecy inscribed on the rim of the oval: “And a sword will pierce your own soul too” (Luke 2:35). At the bottom is the signature “BUTI Fec.” (1) Print with small margins extending beyond the outline and mounted at two points at the top onto modern cardboard. A crease runs parallel to the upper margin. Slight imperfections.

Estimation

€100 - 200

Anonymous, 18th century, *Prospectus Palatii urbis

148 - Anonymous, 18th century, Prospectus Palatii urbis Parisiis / View and Perspective of the City Hall in Paris. ca. 1750. Etching and engraving, hand-colored. 318x425 mm. Sheet: 348 x 480 mm. Vue d’optique of the Town Hall Square in Paris. (1) Copy with margins likely as originally mounted at the top within a modern cardboard mount.

Estimation

€80 - 160

Piedmont, 18th century, Canavesio Coat of Arms. 1

149 - Piedmont, 18th century, Canavesio Coat of Arms. 1773. Tempera on wood. 57 x 41.5 cm. The title appears at the bottom, and the date “1773” appears in the lower part of the coat of arms. Coat of arms of the Piedmontese Canavesio family of Fossano (Turin). The coat of arms features a plant with three branches of green hemp, surmounted by three stars. This is a “speaking” coat of arms in which the graphic symbol (hemp) phonetically echoes the family’s surname (Canavesio). (1) Some woodwor

Estimation

€240 - 480

Anonymous, late 18th–early 19th century, Collectio

150 - Anonymous, late 18th–early 19th century, Collection of Folk Costumes in Watercolor. 1780–1810. In-4° (290x220 mm). Red morocco leather binding with gold palmette decoration along all four edges of the covers; spine features beautiful gold friezes. This small volume contains 22 sheets, each featuring a pencil sketch and color watercolor on white paper depicting a traditional costume; some are from Rome, others from Austria, Bolzano, and Val Venosta. (1) Binding shows scratches and signs of

Estimation

€240 - 480

Russia, second half of the 19th century, Pair of O

151 - Russia, second half of the 19th century, Pair of Orthodox icons depicting the Madonna and Child in wooden frames. ca. 1870. Painted in color, with a gilded metal border shaped into leaves and flowers. In the smaller of the two, some leaves and flowers are made of brown cardboard. 34.7 x 30.5 x 7.5 cm and 26 x 22.5 x 7.2 cm. (2) Signs of age.

Estimation

€200 - 400

Louis-Léopold Boilly [after], *Ça ira / Ça a été*.

152 - Louis-Léopold Boilly [after], Ça ira / Ça a été. ca. 1792. Engraving with color. 505/510 x 385 mm. Sheet: 545 x 445 mm. Both plates were engraved by G. Texier (or Tessier), a French engraver born in 1750 and active approximately until 1799. This romantic pair of prints, as indicated by the titles (“It Will Be All Right” / “It Went Well”), depicts two moments in courtship. During the period of the Revolution and the Directory, Boilly’s genre paintings and romantic scenes were wid

Estimation

€120 - 240

Martin Engelbrecht [publisher], Seven plates from

153 - Martin Engelbrecht [publisher], Seven plates from Il Callotto resuscitato. Augsburg: Martin Engelbrecht, ca. 1715. Etching and engraving, hand-colored. 165x110 mm. Sheet: 230x180 mm. Lipperhide, xf II. Bauer/Verfondern, 181. Seven plates from Il Callotto resuscitato oder Neu eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet (The Newly Decorated Dwarf Theater), a series comprising a title page and 49 plates, likely published in Augsburg by Martin Engelbrecht in 1715. Text in German. Inspired by *Varie figure G

Estimation

€280 - 560

David Kandel, Table of Cebete. Venice: Published b

154 - David Kandel, Table of Cebete. Venice: Published by Francesco Sansoni, 1771. Engraving. 390x430 mm. Sheet size: 402x575 mm. With the monogram “DK” in intertwined letters at the base of the column in the foreground. As the monogram suggests, the engraving is derived from the Tabula Cebetis carved by David Kandel around 1560–1563 and intended for Hieronymus Wolff’s volume, Epicteti Enchiridion..., Basel 1563. Cebes of Thebes (ca. 430–350 B.C.) was part of Socrates’ inner circle. One

Estimation

€280 - 560

Giovanni Battista Piranesi [after], View of a Magn

155 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi [after], View of a Magnificent Palace in Rome. Paris: Daumont, c. 1770. Etching and engraving, hand-colored. 255x364 mm. Sheet size: 324x494 mm. A beautiful, hand-colored “Vue optique” by an anonymous engraver from the second half of the 18th century, based on Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s plate “Ponte Magnifico” included in *Opere varie di architettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità: in the Style of the Ancient Romans, Rome 1750 (Robison, 6). Excellent

Estimation

€140 - 280

Samuel William Reynolds, *The Poacher* / *The Mill

156 - Samuel William Reynolds, The Poacher / The Millers. London: Will.m Jeffryes & C., 1800. Colored etching and mezzotint. 640x430 mm. Two charming genre scenes based on compositions by George Morland (London, 1763–1804). (2) Prints in their original mounts on lightweight cardboard, trimmed by a few mm. Some slight browning and spots of efflorescence.

Estimation

€140 - 280

Anonymous, 16th century, Study of a Flying Angel.

157 - Anonymous, 16th century, Study of a Flying Angel. Pen and brown ink, rare, faint traces of black pencil, white highlights, trapezoidal sheet of blue laid paper without a watermark. 180x87/125 mm. Comparable to depictions of flying angels or figures in motion with broad folds and drapery reminiscent of the style of the circle of Sandro Botticelli or Fra Bartolomeo. (1) In the lower left corner, the paper has irregular gaps, likely caused by detachment. Two slight thinning areas in the center of

Estimation

€480 - 960

16th-century Flemish School, *Ecce Homo*. c. 1550.

158 - 16th-century Flemish School, Ecce Homo. c. 1550. Oil on copper. 30 x 20.3 cm. Small devotional painting featuring a widely popular motif derived from works by Flemish masters such as Dirk Bouts (Haarlem, approximately 1415 – Leuven, 1475) or Quentin Massys (Leuven, 1466 – Antwerp, 1530). (1) Some flaking. In an old, gilded slat frame. With frame: 34 x 26.5 cm.

Estimation

€600 - 1,200

17th-century Bolognese school, Study of a Sleeping

159 - 17th-century Bolognese school, Study of a Sleeping Youth (right) / Half-length Study of a Man (left). Red pencil on thin, ivory-colored laid paper. 130x158 mm. (1) Sheet mounted at three corners onto a lightweight cardboard backing. Some small stains and woodworm damage in the lower left corner.

Estimation

€320 - 640

Emilian school, first half of the 17th century, St

160 - Emilian school, first half of the 17th century, St. John the Evangelist / St. James the Greater / St. Matthew / St. Paul. ca. 1600–1610. Oil on copper in an oval frame. 16.5 x 13.3/13.5 cm. (4) Some color retouching. In small oval lacquered and gilded frames. With frames: 21.5 x 18/18.3 cm.

Estimation

€800 - 1,600

Emilian school, first half of the 17th century, St

161 - Emilian school, first half of the 17th century, St. Francis in Meditation Before the Crucifix. ca. 1600–1630. Oil on copper. 20 x 15.5 cm. On the reverse side of the frame, an old inventory label with the handwritten inscription “Lucio Massari (Pepoli).” (1) In an old frame that is carved and gilded. With frame: 28 x 23 cm.

Estimation

€480 - 960

17th-century Bolognese school, Two studies for a c

162 - 17th-century Bolognese school, Two studies for a cherub’s head. Red pencil, faint traces of white highlights, sand-colored laid paper. 130x134 mm and 135x173 mm. (2) Both sheets are fully mounted on thick laid paper. One small woodworm hole.

Estimation

€380 - 760

17th-century Bolognese school, Study for a Head of

163 - 17th-century Bolognese school, Study for a Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns / Study for a Head of a Young Woman. 1) Red pencil, traces of white highlights, sand-colored laid paper with a watermark of “a lily flower in a single circle surmounted by a small circle.” On the reverse, in old handwriting in pen and brown ink: “No. 19.” 134x150 mm. 2) Red pencil on sand-colored laid paper without a watermark. 118x112 mm. (2) -

Estimation

€380 - 760

Anonymous, 17th century, Study for an episode from

164 - Anonymous, 17th century, Study for an episode from ancient history (r) / Four studies of heads (v). Pen and brown ink, brush and gray watercolor. Thin white laid paper with a portion of a watermark depicting “a coat of arms with a caduceus supported by cherubs.” 145x207 mm. (1) A small loss at the bottom center caused by ink acidification.

Estimation

€280 - 560

Various artists, Two album pages with three studie

165 - Various artists, Two album pages with three studies for scenes from sacred and ancient history. 1) Pen and brown ink, red pencil, brush, and gray and light brown watercolor. White paper with a fragment of a “CS” watermark. 125x205 mm. Mounted on the left side of a cardboard album sheet. 2) Pen and brown ink over faint traces of red pencil. White laid paper. 148x104 mm and 148x100 mm. On the reverse of each sheet, two studies of heads in pen and brown ink and pencil. Two sheets mounted on th

Estimation

€280 - 560

Italian school of the second half of the 17th cent

166 - Italian school of the second half of the 17th century, Four drawings depicting figures and genre scenes. Various techniques and sizes. A lot of four small drawings from sketchbooks; two sheets are mounted individually on the page, and the remaining two are mounted on the same sheet of paper. (4) All drawings are partially mounted. Minor flaws.

Estimation

€120 - 240

Anonymous, late 17th–early 18th century, Study for

167 - Anonymous, late 17th–early 18th century, Study for a group of figures and small animals (r) / study of a winged cherub (v). Red pencil on three sheets of thin laid paper; the central sheet bears a watermark of “the letter T within a single lobed circle surmounted by a crown with a trefoil / a cartouche with the inscription VARANO (?)”. 273x350 mm. (1) Signs of joining, marginal tears, and signs of wear.

Estimation

€240 - 480

Anonymous, 17th century, Study for the Holy Family

168 - Anonymous, 17th century, Study for the Holy Family. Pen and brown ink, brush and gray watercolor, thin laid white paper. 103 x 140 mm. (1) -

Estimation

€140 - 280

Anonymous, late 17th – first half of the 18th cent

169 - Anonymous, late 17th – first half of the 18th century, Three cherubs with the symbols of the Cardinal and Theological Virtues (Justice with scales / Charity with a flaming heart / Prudence or Sincerity with a dove). Red pencil on ivory-colored laid paper with a fragment of watermark. 565x414 mm. Large study sheet, likely taken from the design for a ceiling decoration. (1) Trace of a horizontal fold in the center; a strip of laid paper applied to the left margin. A short tear at the bottom mar

Estimation

€160 - 320

Anonymous, 18th century, Study of a Seated Moor.

170 - Anonymous, 18th century, Study of a Seated Moor. Red pencil on cream-colored laid paper. 545 x 445 mm. An academic exercise by an anonymous 18th-century artist, likely based on Pietro Tacca’s Four Moors (1623–1626), which adorn the base of the monument to Ferdinand I in Livorno. (1) Trace of a horizontal crease in the center; slight marginal imperfections.

Estimation

€280 - 560

France, second half of the 18th century, Pair of o

171 - France, second half of the 18th century, Pair of oval portraits of noblewomen. ca. 1750–1770. Oil on canvas mounted on panel. 42 x 32.5 cm and 41 x 32 cm. (2) In a beautiful old frame carved and gilded. With frame: 53 x 45 cm and 53.5 x 45 cm.

Estimation

€800 - 1,600

France, second half of the 18th century, Pair of o

172 - France, second half of the 18th century, Pair of oval portraits of noblewomen. 1750–1770. Oil on canvas. 40.5 x 33.5 cm each. (2) Re-stretched and re-framed. In beautiful old frames carved and gilded. With frames: 51 x 43 cm and 54 x 46 cm.

Estimation

€480 - 960

Anonymous, second half of the 18th century, Centra

173 - Anonymous, second half of the 18th century, Central panel of a doorpiece depicting a romantic scene. France (?), ca. 1780. Oil on canvas, shaped frame. 57.5 x 76 cm. (1) -

Estimation

€300 - 600

Rome, early 19th century, paperweight with an oval

174 - Rome, early 19th century, paperweight with an oval micromosaic depicting St. Peter’s Square. ca. 1800–1810 Rectangular black marble base (11.4 x 8.5 cm), with an oval upper section (10.5 x 7.5 cm), featuring a micromosaic oval medallion (3.5 x 2.5 cm) depicting St. Peter’s Square. (1) Minor scratches on the square base and a few areas of dullness.

Estimation

€400 - 800

Anonymous, first half of the 19th century, View of

175 - Anonymous, first half of the 19th century, View of a Square with a Fountain. ca. 1810–1840. Pen and brown ink on ivory-colored paper. 490 x 760 mm. (1) Set in a red mat and an old black-lacquered slat frame with gold trim. With frame: 65 x 98.5 cm.

Estimation

€240 - 480

Italy, 19th century, Pair of alabaster amphora vas

176 - Italy, 19th century, Pair of alabaster amphora vases. ca. 1850–1880. Pair of alabaster baluster vases with flared necks and handles formed by vine tendrils and leaves. Phytomorphic relief decoration in the center of the body. Plinth base. Dimensions: height 56.5 cm, width 22.5 cm, base 15.5 x 15.5 cm. (2) Some slight scratches.

Estimation

€380 - 760

Lorenzo Bartolini John Flaxman, Sketchbook of Sket

177 - Lorenzo Bartolini John Flaxman, Sketchbook of Sketches and Drawings Based on John Flaxman’s Inventions. ca. 1800. Oblong album in 16° (145x220 mm). Green half-leather binding with gold decoration on the spine; marbled paper covers. 47 sheets with applied tissue paper depicting Greek costumes and line drawings in black pencil and graphite pencil, some inspired by the metopes of the Parthenon. Based on designs by John Flaxman. In the late 18th century, during his apprenticeship in Volterra at

Estimation

€1,200 - 2,400

Iacopo Chimenti (Iacopo da Empoli or l'Empoli), St

178 - Iacopo Chimenti (Iacopo da Empoli or l'Empoli), Study for Saint Elizabeth. ca. 1590–1599. Black pencil with sporadic highlights in white, ivory-colored laid paper. Sheet squared with red pencil and transferred to wood panel. 265 x 195 mm. On the reverse of the panel, in pen and brown ink in old-style handwriting, “Jacobo da Empoli”; at the top, a red wax seal with the initials “ET” (?). The drawing appears to be a preparatory study for the head of Saint Elizabeth in the oil-on-panel pa

Estimation

€3,800 - 7,600

Pelagio Palagi [attributed to], Study for Two Thea

179 - Pelagio Palagi [attributed to], Study for Two Theatrical Figures. Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor. Ivory-colored laid paper with a watermark of an “anchor with the cursive letters GM.” On the reverse, the inscription “Banti” in red pencil and the initials “byy” in pen and black ink. 138x172 mm. (1) -

Estimation

€180 - 360

Filippo Pedrini [attributed to], St. Aloysius Gonz

180 - Filippo Pedrini [attributed to], St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Prayer Before the Crucifix. c. 1730. Oil on canvas. 53.5 x 44.5 cm. The painting depicts the very young Saint Aloysius, canonized in 1726, in accordance with traditional iconography, in adoration before the Crucifix next to a table on which rest his distinctive attributes: the lily and the marquis’s crown, abandoned among the vanities next to the skull, alluding to his rejection of the lordship of Castiglione delle Stiviere. (1) Origin

Estimation

€600 - 1,200

Luigi Valadier, Design for a Fire Screen. ca. 1760

181 - Luigi Valadier, Design for a Fire Screen. ca. 1760–1780. Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor. Outlined in fine black pencil. 133 x 210 mm. “J HONIG” laid paper (1737–1787). Provenance: International Biennial of Antiques, Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, September 21–October 9, 1991. (1) The sheet is secured at the top with two staples within a modern cardboard mat. Slight creases on the sheet.

Estimation

€600 - 1,200

Carlo Zucchi, Scenic Perspective in the Old Style.

182 - Carlo Zucchi, Scenic Perspective in the Old Style. ca. 1819–1820. Graphite pencil, pen and black ink, brush and gray and brown watercolor on ivory-colored paper. Signed “C. Zucchi” in pen and black ink in the lower right corner. 284x284 mm. A beautiful imaginary perspective rendered with extreme finesse of line and detail. The scene, in the classical style and with theatrical overtones—very much in Basoli’s typical vein—is introduced by the staircase in the foreground, flanked by two

Estimation

€380 - 760

Carlo Zucchi, Perspective with Arches and Stairs.

183 - Carlo Zucchi, Perspective with Arches and Stairs. ca. 1819–1820. Pen and brown ink, brush and sepia and brown watercolor over black pencil sketches. Ivory-colored paper. Signed “C. Zucchi” in pen and black ink in the lower right corner. 235 x 330 mm. Mounted on an antique mount made of lightweight sepia-colored cardboard with black ink borders and the number “3” in black pen and ink at the top center. Dimensions with mount: 310 x 410 mm. (1) The drawing and mount are attached at the to

Estimation

€320 - 640

Carlo Zucchi, Underground Site (Antique-style set

184 - Carlo Zucchi, Underground Site (Antique-style set design with building ruins, columns, and sarcophagi). ca. 1819–1822. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown watercolor, with white highlights. Ivory-colored paper. Signed “C. Zucchi” in pen and black ink in the lower right corner. 305 x 422 mm. The scene reproduces, in the same orientation, Carlo Zucchi’s engraving titled Underground Place: To Count Giovanni Paradisi, based on an idea by Pietro Gonzaga and a drawing by Vincenzo Carnevali (R

Estimation

€320 - 640

Carlo Zucchi, Old-Style Perspective with Entrance

185 - Carlo Zucchi, Old-Style Perspective with Entrance to a Building Featuring Statues and Trophies of Arms. ca. 1819–1820. Graphite pencil, pen and black ink, brush and gray and brown watercolor on ivory-colored paper. Signed “C. Zucchi” in pen and black ink in the lower right corner. 300 x 415 mm. The perspective is framed by two large arches with decorated moldings and side medallions featuring figures. Through them, the view opens onto a large building with a series of arches on the ground

Estimation

€380 - 760

A Collection of Historical Land Registers from the

186 - A Collection of Historical Land Registers from the Tuscan Region. 1592–1603. Folio (515x420 mm). Full brown leather binding with embossed lozenges and decorative motifs, a silver coat of arms with a red mantling and five spindles arranged in a band with the initials S.R. on both covers. Spine with embossed ribbing and palmettes, and remnants of a paper label. Endpapers in marbled paper. Contains 118 uncut leaves with laid-paper edges. At the beginning of the volume is a STRATTO index listing

Estimation

€5,500 - 11,000

Anonymous, first half of the 18th century, Map of

187 - Anonymous, first half of the 18th century, Map of the grounds of the distinguished Collegiate Church of St. Lorenzo, divided into four quarters (St. John the Evangelist Quarter / St. James Quarter / St. Roch Quarter / St. Philip Neri Quarter) c. 1730–1750. Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor. 470 × 752 mm. At the top, a plan of the Castle of St. John the Baptist and a compass rose; on the right, a scroll-shaped cartouche for the St. Rocco District with a legend of the streets (Via Larga,

Estimation

€280 - 560

Various authors, Anthology of Views of Rome, Flore

188 - Various authors, Anthology of Views of Rome, Florence, and Bologna. ca. 1830. Oblong In-4° album (260x390 mm). Half-leather binding with marbled paper covers; corners and spine in light brown calfskin with gold fillets; the spine features four raised bands and the title embossed in gold. On the inside front cover is an ex-libris belonging to Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785–1861), a British bibliophile and collector who established a library of over 20,000 volumes at Eshton Hall in Yorks

Estimation

€480 - 960

Various artists, Set of four small views—two engra

189 - Various artists, Set of four small views—two engravings and two drawings—of the Island of Elba. ca. 1832–1870. Colored steel engraving. 140x200 mm. Sheet: 188x275 mm. After a drawing by Henry Labrouste (1801–1875). From the album Italie Pittoresque, by various artists and published in installments in 1834–1836 in Paris by the publisher Amable Costes. Panoramic view of Portoferraio with the ramparts, forts, the lighthouse promontory, and numerous sailing vessels. ALSO INCLUDED: Anonym

Estimation

€80 - 160

Albert Nestler No. 24 Rietz 50-cm slide rule, Germ

190 - Albert Nestler No. 24 Rietz 50-cm slide rule, German Army, World War II. Lahr (Germany), ca. 1940. 4 x 56.5 cm. Front scale (extended): 55 cm // K, A [ B, CI, C ] D, L || 56.5 cm. Rear slide: [ S, S&T, T ]. Back: Equivalents and abbreviations, in German. In its original box. Albert Nestler A.G. was a historic German company based in Lahr (Baden-Württemberg), founded in 1878 by Albert Nestler. Specializing in precision instruments, it is known worldwide for having been a leader in the produc

Estimation

€80 - 160

Aaron Arrowsmith [by], New Geographical and Postal

191 - Aaron Arrowsmith [by], New Geographical and Postal Map of Europe Based on the Latest Division of States and Countries, and Subsequently on the Most Recent Treaties. Compiled from Arrowsmith’s Large Map... Vienna: Artaria and Company, 1807. Colored copperplate engraving. 1315x1500 mm. Map derived from Map of Europe Drawn from all the Best Surveys, and Rectified by Astronomical Observations, drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith in 1796. In the upper left corner, the title and publisher’s information ar

Estimation

€600 - 1,200

Jacques Ayrouard, Map of the Rade des Canelles…, M

192 - Jacques Ayrouard, Map of the Rade des Canelles…, Map of the Port of Saint-Pierre-de-Campe…, Map of Isle Plane…, Map of the Rade de Sainte-Marie-Chapelle and the Rade des Isles Figaronne in Corsica. Paris or Marseille: From 1732 to 1746. Copper engraving. 295/297 × 458/462 mm. Sheet: 338/350 x 485/535 mm. Lot of two copies of Plate “28” from Recueil de plusieurs Plans des Ports et Rades et de quelques Cartes particulières de la Mer Méditerranée, with illustrations of notable landm

Estimation

€100 - 200

Jacques Ayrouard, Map of the Port and Harbor of Li

193 - Jacques Ayrouard, Map of the Port and Harbor of Livorno/Map of the Port and Harbor of Livorno, showing the location of the Malore by the Livorno lighthouse... Paris or Marseille: From 1732 to 1746. Copper engraving. 295/297 × 450/454 mm. Sheet: 338/340 × 488 mm. Two maps from Recueil de plusieurs Plans des Ports et Rades et de quelques Cartes particulières de la Mer Méditerranée, with illustrations of notable landmarks for identifying landing sites, the sole work by the French hydrographe

Estimation

€180 - 360

Jacques Ayrouard, Map of Port Hercule. Paris or Ma

194 - Jacques Ayrouard, Map of Port Hercule. Paris or Marseille: From 1732 to 1746. Copper engraving. 303 x 465 mm. Sheet: 338 x 485 mm. Nautical chart from Recueil de plusieurs Plans des Ports et Rades et de quelques Cartes particulières de la Mer Méditerranée, with illustrations of notable landmarks for identifying landing sites, the sole work by the French hydrographer and cartographer Jacques Ayrouard, published between 1732 and 1746. With the names of the author and the engraver Louis Corne

Estimation

€100 - 200

Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Map of Port Ferrare on the

195 - Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Map of Port Ferrare on the Island of Elba. Paris: By S. Bellin, Naval Engineer, 1764. Copper engraving. 235x180 mm. Sheet size: 262x208 mm. Map engraved by J. Arrivet (active between 1737 and 1780) taken from the Petit Atlas Maritime, a comprehensive collection of nautical charts compiled by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, royal hydrographer and naval engineer. Map of Portoferraio, highlighting the strategic importance of the location in the maritime context. The main buildings

Estimation

€80 - 160

Johannes Blaeu, Marca d'Ancona, formerly Picenum.

196 - Johannes Blaeu, Marca d'Ancona, formerly Picenum. Amsterdam: Joan Blaeu, after 1662–1665. Hand-colored copper engraving. 420 × 508 mm. Sheet size: 485 × 598 mm. From the Dutch edition of *Atlas Maior Sive Cosmographia Blaviana, Qua Solvm, Salvm, Coelvm, Accvratissime Describvntvr, a monumental atlas first published in a Latin edition in 1662–1665, followed by editions in French, Dutch, German, and Spanish. The map is rich in geographical details such as mountains, rivers, and settlements,

Estimation

€140 - 280

Willem Janszoon Blaeu, *Europa recens descripta à

197 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Europa recens descripta à Guilielmo Blaeuw. Amsterdam: Printed by Guiljelmum Blaeuw, 1630. Colored copperplate engraving. 415x562 mm. Sheet: 487 x 593 mm. Latin text on the reverse. From Atlantis Appendix, sive pars Altera, continens Tab: Geographicas diversarum Orbis regionum, nunc primum editas. Amsterdam, published by Guiljelmum Blaeuw. A beautiful map of Europe, depicted with a wealth of detail and accompanied by the names of countries, cities, and geographical fe

Estimation

€340 - 680

Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Elba Island / olim / Ilva.

198 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Elba Island / olim / Ilva. Amsterdam: Joan Blaeu, 1662. Hand-colored copper engraving. 232x256 mm. Sheet: 440x285 mm. Detailed map of the Island of Elba from the Atlas Maior sive Cosmographia Blaviana, first published in Latin in 1662 and subsequently in various languages between 1662 and 1665. Organized by geographic region, the work comprised twelve volumes covering the entire world, including the Mediterranean basin with the Aegean and Black Seas. This map is taken fr

Estimation

€180 - 360

Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Map of the Republic of Lucc

199 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Map of the Republic of Lucca. Amsterdam: ca. 1667. Hand-colored copperplate engraving. 380x502 mm. Sheet: 460x580 mm. German text on the reverse. Map taken from the German edition of the Atlas Major. (1) Sheet intact with original margins. Vertical binding fold in the center, open at the bottom for a short distance. Lower right corner restored. Slight signs of wear.

Estimation

€140 - 280

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, *Catana urbs Sici

200 - Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, Catana urbs Siciliae clarissima Patria Sc.te Agathae Virginis et Mart: Cologne: Peter von Brachel, 1597. Copper engraving. 367 × 495 mm. Sheet: 405 × 540 mm. Latin text on the reverse. Map created by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg in 1597 and engraved on copper, likely by Simon Novellanus and Joris Hoefnagel. From the fifth volume of Civitates Orbis Terrarum. A bird’s-eye view of the fortified city of Catania, with Mount Etna erupting in the background a

Estimation

€240 - 480

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, *Messana urbs est

201 - Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, Messana urbs est Sicilie maxima, situ, opulentia... Cologne: Petrus von Brachel, 1612. Copper engraving. 340 x 487 mm. Sheet: 413 x 533 mm. Latin text on the reverse. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Liber Primus, the famous atlas of city plans published in Cologne in six volumes between 1572 and 1617. Beautiful view of the city seen from the east, highlighting the sickle-shaped natural harbor, maritime traffic, the fortifications, and the city’s geometric la

Estimation

€180 - 360

Giustino Carocci, View of the Piazza in Siena / Vi

202 - Giustino Carocci, View of the Piazza in Siena / View of the Metropolitan Area of Siena. 1846. Steel engraving. 174x224 mm. Sheet: 245x360 mm. ALSO INCLUDED: Louis-Jules Arnout (Paris, 1814–Toulouse, 1882), Maison de Ville à Sienne. 335x200 mm. Paris: A. Hauser, 1843–[47]. From Le moyen-âge monumental et archéologique; vues, détails et plans des monuments les plus remarquables de l’Europe, depuis le 6e jusqu’au 16e siècle, lithographed by the most distinguished artists of the cap

Estimation

€120 - 240

Eugène Ciceri André Durand, General View, Taken fr

203 - Eugène Ciceri André Durand, General View, Taken from the East (San-Gémignano). Paris: [Dusacq], Imp. Lemercier, 1862–1863. Lithograph in black and beige. 340x460 mm. Sheet: 450x570 mm. From La Toscane. Album monumental et pittoresque exécuté sous la dir. de M. le Prince Anatole Démidoff, Paris 1862–1863.

Estimation

€100 - 200

Marc'Antonio Dal Re, Villas of Delight, or Beautif

204 - Marc'Antonio Dal Re, Villas of Delight, or Beautiful Mansions in the State of Milan, Divided into Six Volumes, with Detailed Plans and Various Views of the Same, Engraved and Printed by Marc'Antonio Dal Re of Bologna. Volume One. In Milan: In the District of Santa Margherita, under the sign of the Imperial Eagle, 1726 [copy with the date corrected in pen to 1727]. A complete collection of 67 double-page plates and more, etched in aquatint, forming part of a variant of the first, extremely rare e

Estimation

€3,500 - 7,000

Marc'Antonio Dal Re, Giuseppe Leonardi, Domenico F

205 - Marc'Antonio Dal Re, Giuseppe Leonardi, Domenico Felice Leonardi, View of the Courtyard in Castelazzo / Vue de la Cour dans Castelazzo. Milan: Giuseppe Richino Malatesta, 1743. Etching and engraving, hand-colored. 330x425 mm. Sheet: 364 x 490 mm. Plate from Le Delizie della Villa di Castellazzo Descritte in Verso, a richly illustrated description of Villa Arconati in Castellazzo, first published in Milan in 1743. A precious record of a grand Italian Rococo-style garden, redesigned according to

Estimation

€100 - 200

Nicolas De Fer, This map of California and New Mex

206 - Nicolas De Fer, This map of California and New Mexico is based on the one sent by a Spanish nobleman to be shared with the members of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Paris: Published by the Author on the Isle du Palais on the Quai de l’Orloge at the Sphere Royale, 1700. Copper engraving with hand-colored borders. 233x345 mm. Sheet size: 247x368 mm. Engraved by C. Inselin, the map is taken from the *Atlas Curieux, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps of the Heavens and the Ear

Estimation

€140 - 280

Nicolas De Fer, The Philippine Islands and the Lar

207 - Nicolas De Fer, The Philippine Islands and the Larron or Mariana Islands, the Moluccas and the Sunda Islands, along with the Indian Peninsula of the Ganges or the Eastern Peninsula. Paris: Published by the Author on the Isle du Palais on the Quai de l’Orloge, 1702. Copper engraving with hand-colored borders. 238x340 mm. Sheet size: 250x367 mm. Engraved by C. Inselin, the map is taken from the Atlas Curieux, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps of Heaven and Earth, a famous

Estimation

€140 - 280

Nicolas De Fer, Old Mexico or New Spain, Including

208 - Nicolas De Fer, Old Mexico or New Spain, Including the Coasts of Florida, Which Are Part of North America. Paris: Published by the Author on the Isle du Palais on the Quai de l’Orloge, 1702. Copper engraving with hand-colored borders. 230x330 mm. Sheet size: 260x358 mm. Engraved by C. Inselin, the map is taken from the Atlas Curieux, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps of Heaven and Earth, a famous historical atlas published in Paris between 1700 and 1705 (with subsequent

Estimation

€140 - 280

Nicolas De Fer, The Course of the Rhine from Rhein

209 - Nicolas De Fer, The Course of the Rhine from Rheinberg to Arnhem, Where the Duchy of Cleves and Parts of the Spanish and Dutch Duchies of Guelders Are Located / The Course of the Rhine from Mainz to Koblenz. Paris: Published by the Author, 1702. Copper engraving. 233/234 × 340/343 mm. Sheet size: 257/262 × 362/373 mm. Lot of two maps engraved by C. Inselin, taken from Atlas Curieux, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps of Heaven and Earth, the famous historical atlas publi

Estimation

€100 - 200

Nicolas De Fer, *The Eastern Part of Asia, Where t

210 - Nicolas De Fer, The Eastern Part of Asia, Where the Great Empire of the Chinese Tartars and That of Japan Are Located. Paris: Published by the Author on the Isle du Palais at the Sphère Royale, 1703. Copperplate engraving with hand-colored borders. 240x338 mm. Sheet size: 258x360 mm. Engraved by C. Inselin, the map is taken from the Atlas Curieux, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps of Heaven and Earth, a famous historical atlas published in Paris between 1700 and 1705 (

Estimation

€140 - 280

Nicolas De Fer, The Eastern Part of Africa, where

211 - Nicolas De Fer, The Eastern Part of Africa, where Egypt, Nubia, Abyssinia, and Ajan are located, as well as part of Nigritia, the Great Desert, and the Bildulgerid, etc., and where Arabia—which is part of Asia—and the Red Sea are also found. Paris: Published by the Author, 1703. Copper engraving with hand-colored borders. 225x326 mm. Sheet size: 294x408 mm. Engraved by C. Inselin, the map is taken from the *Atlas Curieux, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps of Heaven and

Estimation

€140 - 280

Nicolas De Fer, Kingdom of Galicia, Province of Sp

212 - Nicolas De Fer, Kingdom of Galicia, Province of Spain / Port and Harbor of Vigo in Galicia / The City and Port of La Coruña in Galicia. Paris: Published by the Author on the Isle du Palais at the Sphere Royale, 1703. Copper engraving with hand-colored borders. 237x326 mm. Sheet size: 260x354 mm. Engraved by C. Inselin, the map is taken from the Atlas Curieux ou Le Monde Représenté dans des Cartes Générales et Particulières du Ciel et de la Terre, a famous historical atlas published in Pa

Estimation

€120 - 240

Guillaume De L'Isle, *Nova Italiae Descriptio*, Di

213 - Guillaume De L'Isle, Nova Italiae Descriptio, Divided into Kingdoms, Republics, and States, for the Use of His Serene Highness the Duke of Burgundy. Italy Drawn Based on the Observations of...R.P. Riccioli of the Society of Jesus,... and based on several other memoirs by G. De L'Isle, Geographer. Amsterdam: Published by Jean Còvens and Corneille Mortier, 1733. Hand-colored copperplate engraving. 505x604 mm. Sheet: 522x643 mm. No text on the reverse. From *Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les

Estimation

€200 - 400

Frederick de Wit, Composite Atlas with Thirty Maps

214 - Frederick de Wit, Composite Atlas with Thirty Maps. Amsterdam: published by Fredericum de Wit, 1682. Folio (533x350 mm). Half-parchment binding, spine with three raised bands, covers in contemporary cardboard. Composite atlas (Atlas. Tot Amsterdam By Frederick de Wit in de Calverstraet bij den Dam inde Witte Paskaert) consisting of 30 maps, including the Nova Orbis Tabula, the four continents with the Americas and California depicted as an island, the European states including Italy, the King

Estimation

€600 - 1,200

Frederick de Wit Nicolaes Jansz Visscher, *Status

215 - Frederick de Wit Nicolaes Jansz Visscher, Status Ecclesiasticus et Magnus Ducatus Thoscanae by Fredericum De Wit. Amsterdam: Nicolaes Visscher, ca. 1690. Colored copperplate engraving with gold details on the figures in the cartouche. 490x578 mm. Sheet: 535x623 mm. From Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delinea ex conatibus Nico. Visscher. In the upper right corner, an elaborately decorated cartouche for the title, featuring the figures of the Pope and Emperor Constantine in

Estimation

€240 - 480

Agostino Fantastici, Five Plans for the Renovation

216 - Agostino Fantastici, Five Plans for the Renovation of Palazzo Arrighi (formerly Griffoli) in Lucignano. 1817. 1) General floor plan of the palace of the Noble Mr. Francesco Arrighi (formerly Griffoli), with the renovation plan. Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor. Heavy Van der Ley laid paper with a watermark of “figure with a drape on a globe.” 362 x 520 mm. Cresti (1992), p. 157, 26A. Signed and dated in the lower right corner in pen and brown ink: “Agostino Fantastici 1817.” In th

Estimation

€6,000 - 12,000

Agostino Fantastici, Six drawings relating to the

217 - Agostino Fantastici, Six drawings relating to the renovation of the Griffoli family’s homes. ca. 1818. 1) General ground-floor plan of the palace and adjoining houses of the Noble Griffoli Brothers, with the renovation design. Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor. Heavy, unlined paper without a watermark. 459x620 mm. Cresti (1992), p. 160, 27A. Signed lower right in pen and brown ink “A. Fantastici.” Upper left: “Plate 1.” Scale: fifty Florentine braccia. 2) Floor plan of the second

Estimation

€6,000 - 12,000

Federico Fantozzi, Geometric Map of Florence on a

218 - Federico Fantozzi, Geometric Map of Florence on a Scale of 1:4,500. Florence, [Tipografia Galileiana] – printed by Galileiana, [1841] 1843. Copper or steel engraving. 910x815 mm. Historical map of Florence engraved by Giacinto Maina (Dalmatia, 1772 – Milan or Cremona, approximately 1860), based on cadastral maps, featuring fine, crisp lines and a wealth of topographical detail. The city is depicted within a circle, with allegorical figures at the corners: Minerva and Tuscany at the top, and

Estimation

€480 - 960

Ranieri Grassi, *Representation of the Most Notabl

219 - Ranieri Grassi, Representation of the Most Notable Buildings of Pisa, third edition in twelve plates engraved by Ranieri Grassi with an illustrated index. Pisa: published by Ranieri Prosperi, 1837. Oblong quarto (208x292 mm). Contemporary binding in blue half-leather; on the front cover, an octagonal leather label for the title in green leather with a Greek fret pattern and the inscription “Vedute di Pisa” in gold; seven gold raised bands on the spine. On the inside front cover, a Malesci

Estimation

€240 - 480

Johannes Janssonius, *Insulae Corsicae Nova &

220 - Johannes Janssonius, Insulae Corsicae Nova & accurata Descriptio. Amsterdam: Printed by Ioannes Janssonius, 1645. Colored copperplate engraving. 385x505 mm. Sheet size: 502x600 mm. Latin text on the reverse. From Joannis Janssonii Atlas contractus: sive Atlantis majoris compendium, in which the entire universe is presented before the eyes as if in a theater through the most precise maps, and is most accurately illustrated with descriptions of all regions. Pars posterior, Amsterdam 1645.

Estimation

€240 - 480

Athanasius Kircher, *Tabula qua Hydrophilacium And

221 - Athanasius Kircher, Tabula qua Hydrophilacium Andium exhibetur, quo universa America Australis innumeris fluviis lacubusque irrigatur. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1665 and later. Copper engraving. 344x207 mm. Sheet: 395x245 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, organized into XII books, which describes the divine craftsmanship of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’s workshops therein [...] , first published in Amsterd

Estimation

€200 - 400

Athanasius Kircher, *Typus Montis Vesuvii Prout ab

222 - Athanasius Kircher, Typus Montis Vesuvii Prout ab Authore A.° 1638 visus fuit. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 368 × 418 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, in XII libros digestus, quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio [...] , first published in Amsterdam in 1665, with subsequent expanded editions in 1668 and 1678. The image de

Estimation

€380 - 760

Athanasius Kircher, *Systema Ideale quo exprimitur

223 - Athanasius Kircher, Systema Ideale quo exprimitur, Aquarum per Canales hydragogos subterraneos ex mari et in montium hydrophylacia protrusio, aquarumque subterrestrium perpyragogos canales concoctus. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 368 × 418 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, compiled in XII books, in which the divine craftsmanship of the subterranean world and the marvelous d

Estimation

€340 - 680

Athanasius Kircher, *Systema Ideale Pyrophylacioru

224 - Athanasius Kircher, Systema Ideale Pyrophylaciorum Subterraneorum, quorum mintes Vulcanii, veluti spiracula quaedam existant. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 368 × 418 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, arranged in XII books, in which the divine creation of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’s workshops therein [...], first published in Amsterdam

Estimation

€400 - 800

Athanasius Kircher, *Mappa fluxus et refluxus rati

225 - Athanasius Kircher, Mappa fluxus et refluxus rationes in Isthmo America: no in freto Magellanico, caeteris:que Americae littoribus exhibens. Amsterdam: printed by Johannes Janssonius à Waesberge and Elizaeus Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 368 × 418 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, compiled in XII books, describing the divine craftsmanship of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’s workshops therein [...], firs

Estimation

€340 - 680

Athanasius Kircher, Surface of the Moon. Amsterdam

226 - Athanasius Kircher, Surface of the Moon. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 365 × 330 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, in XII libros digestus, quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio [...] , first published in Amsterdam in 1664–1665, with subsequent expanded editions in 1668 and 1678. The map depicts the visible side of the Moon an

Estimation

€280 - 560

Athanasius Kircher, *Mappa maris Mediterranei Flux

227 - Athanasius Kircher, Mappa maris Mediterranei Fluxiis currentes et naturam motionum explicans. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 344 × 555 mm. Sheet: 395 × 585 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, in XII books, which describes the divine craftsmanship of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’s workshops therein [...], first published in Amsterdam in 1664–1665, with subseq

Estimation

€180 - 360

Athanasius Kircher, *Tabula Geographica Hydrophyla

228 - Athanasius Kircher, Tabula Geographica Hydrophylacium Asiae Majoris exhibens, quo Omnia Flumina sive proximè sive remotè per occultos meandros Originem suam sortiuntur. Amsterdam: printed by Johannes Janssonius à Waesberge and Elizaeus Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 344 × 415 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From Mundus Subterraneus, arranged in XII books, which describes the divine creation of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’

Estimation

€200 - 400

Giovanni Antonio Magini, Alpine Region of the Bolo

229 - Giovanni Antonio Magini, Alpine Region of the Bologna Territory. 1620. Copper engraving. 350 x 474 mm. Sheet: 410 x 553 mm. Map taken from L'Italia, edited by Fabio Magini, a work published in Bologna in 1620, three years after Giovanni Antonio’s death, under the supervision of his son Fabio. (1) Sheet intact with original margins, mounted at three points in the center of the margins within a modern mount. Vertical binding crease in the center. Excellent condition.

Estimation

€140 - 280

Francesco Maillard [attributed to], Plan of Radico

230 - Francesco Maillard [attributed to], Plan of Radicofani Castle. c. 1750. Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor in gray, red, and green. At the bottom of the reverse, in pen and brown ink, “Maillard” in old-style handwriting. Heavy laid paper with a watermark of the “Strasbourg lily on number 4” (Churchill, 403–408). 535 × 750 mm. In the upper left corner, within a cartouche adorned with masks and fruit garlands, are the title and the “Notes,” a legend with 23 lettered references

Estimation

€480 - 960

Gerard Mercator, Tuscia. Amsterdam: published by I

231 - Gerard Mercator, Tuscia. Amsterdam: published by Ioannes Ianssonius and Henricus Hondius, 1633. Colored copperplate engraving. 330x465 mm. Sheet size: 450x550 mm. From Der Atlas von Gerard Mercator und Iudocus Hondius, an atlas published in Amsterdam in 1633 with text in German. A beautiful map of Tuscany, also including northern Lazio and a large part of Umbria. (1) Sheet intact with original margins. Vertical fold down the center, open at the top for a short distance, and with remnants of a

Estimation

€180 - 360

Matthaus Merian, Map of the Papal States and Tusca

232 - Matthaus Merian, Map of the Papal States and Tuscany. Frankfurt am Main: Wolfgang Hoffmann, 1638 [1646, 1695]. Copper engraving. 282 x 358 mm. Sheet size: 321 x 375 mm. Signed “M.Merian fecit” at the bottom right. At the top left, a cartouche with the title, where the personification of the Church sits in the center between Saints Peter and Paul. In the upper right corner is the coat of arms of Urban VIII, and in the sea off the coast of Tuscany is the Medici coat of arms. From *Neuwe Archon

Estimation

€100 - 200

Matthäus Merian, Pisa. Frankfurt am Main: Publishe

233 - Matthäus Merian, Pisa. Frankfurt am Main: Published by Matthäus Merian, 1640. Etching. 195x268 mm. Sheet: 310x368 mm. A beautiful perspective map of the city, first published in Martin Zeiller/Matthäus Merian, Itinerarium Italiae Nova-antiquae, oder, Raiss-Beschreibung durch Italien..., Frankfurt am Main, 1640. The plate subsequently appeared in several editions of Johann Ludwig Gottfried’s Newe Archontologia cosmica and in *Topographia Italiae, das ist: Warhaffte und curiöse Beschreib

Estimation

€120 - 240

Matthäus Merian, Luca. Frankfurt am Main: Publishe

234 - Matthäus Merian, Luca. Frankfurt am Main: Published by Matthäus Merian, 1640. Etching. 257x373 mm. Sheet: 325x398 mm. A beautiful perspective map of the city, first published in Martin Zeiller/Matthäus Merian, Itinerarium Italiae Nova-antiquae, oder, Raiss-Beschreibung durch Italien..., Frankfurt am Main, 1640. The plate subsequently appeared in several editions of Johann Ludwig Gottfried’s Newe Archontologia cosmica and in *Topographia Italiae, das ist: Warhaffte und curiöse Beschreib

Estimation

€100 - 200

Matthaus Merian, Circumsessio Orbetelli Cum Praeli

235 - Matthaus Merian, Circumsessio Orbetelli Cum Praelio navali inter Hispanos et Gallos / Siege of Orbetello, Including the Naval Battle. 1646. Frankfurt am Main: Wolfgang Hoffmann, [1646, 1695]. Copper engraving. 300x378 mm. Sheet: 333x394 mm. Bird’s-eye view of the Spanish garrison at the fortress of Orbetello, which was besieged by the French between May 12 and July 24. The French offensive was repelled thanks to the arrival of a Spanish relief army under the command of Gerolamo Maria Caracciol

Estimation

€140 - 280

Matthaus Merian, Sena. Frankfurt: Published by the

236 - Matthaus Merian, Sena. Frankfurt: Published by the heirs of Matthaei Merian, 1688. Copper engraving. 245x292 mm. Sheet: 325x377 mm. Pellegrini, pp. 117–118. A beautiful bird’s-eye view of the city, flanked by an extensive legend with 52 references and the Medici coat of arms in the lower left corner. The plate was originally included in Martin Zeiler, Itinerarium Italiae nov-antiquae: oder, Raiss-Beschreibung durch Italien. Frankfurt: Matthäus Merian, 1640; and in some editions of Johann

Estimation

€180 - 360

Matthaus Merian, Sena. Frankfurt: Published by th

237 - Matthaus Merian, Sena. Frankfurt: Published by the heirs of Matthaei Merian, 1688. Copper engraving. 245x292 mm. Sheet: 312x380 mm. Pellegrini, pp. 117–118. A beautiful bird’s-eye view of the city, flanked by an extensive legend with 52 references and the Medici coat of arms in the lower left corner. This plate was originally included in Martin Zeiler’s Itinerarium Italiae nov-antiquae... and subsequently in several editions of Johann Ludwig Gottfried’s Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica.

Estimation

€180 - 360

Matthaus Merian Johann Ludwig Gottfried, Mantua. F

238 - Matthaus Merian Johann Ludwig Gottfried, Mantua. Frankfurt am Main: Wolffgang Hoffmans, 1638. Copper engraving. 250x350 mm. Sheet: 345x385 mm. From Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica, das ist Beschreibung aller Käyserthumben, Königreichen und Republicken der gantzen Welt, Frankfurt am Main: Wolffgang Hoffmans, 1638. A beautiful perspective view of Mantua, rich in detail, allowing for the identification of the city’s entire topography and its most important monuments; at the top, the Gonzaga coat

Estimation

€180 - 360

Abraham Ortelius, *Hispaniae Veteris Descriptio*.

239 - Abraham Ortelius, Hispaniae Veteris Descriptio. From the geographical works of Abraham Ortelius. Imperial, Royal, and Belgian Privilege, circa 1586. Antwerp: Jan Baptista Vrients, 1586. Colored copperplate engraving. 375x488 mm. Sheet: 470x572 mm. Italian text on the reverse. From the rare Italian edition of Parergon, sive Veteris Geographiae aliquot Tabulae, a scholarly work intended to illustrate the history of the classical lands. Ortelius personally drew the original maps, which were su

Estimation

€180 - 360

Abraham Ortelius, Senensis Ditionis, Accurata Desc

240 - Abraham Ortelius, Senensis Ditionis, Accurata Descrip. / Corsica / Marcha Anconae, formerly Picenum. 1572. Antwerp: At the Plantin Press, 1592. Colored copperplate engraving. 330x488 mm. Sheet: 402x550 mm. From the 1592 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The plate is divided into three maps. The largest occupies the left half of the sheet and is dedicated to the territory of Siena, which follows the Tuscan coast from the Gulf of Follonica to the promontory of Monte Argentario. It depicts

Estimation

€240 - 480

Niccolò Pagni and Luigi Bardi, Map of the Territor

241 - Niccolò Pagni and Luigi Bardi, Map of the Territory of the Cisalpine Republic and Part of the Neighboring States. Florence: published by Pagni and Bardi, 1797. Colored copper engraving. 728x1450 mm. Sheet: 820x1495 mm. Large map of northern Italy extending to Trieste and Trento, including Savoy and Switzerland, and central Italy as far as Livorno and Ancona, documenting the political situation of the country at the end of 1797: the borders of the Cisalpine Republic are those established by the

Estimation

€480 - 960

Camillo Saccenti (or Sacenti), Geography of the Bo

242 - Camillo Saccenti (or Sacenti), Geography of the Bologna Region. n.d. [1651, after 1689]. Copper engraving on four plates. 973x774 mm. Sheet: 1000x808 mm. In the upper right corner, a large compass rose; below it, a scale expressed in Bolognese, Ferrarese, and Ravenna paces; and at the bottom, a large cartouche with a pair of crossed keys, surmounted by a parasol crowned with a cross (symbol of the city as part of the Papal States) With the title: “To the Most Illustrious Senate of Bologna, Cam

Estimation

€800 - 1,600

Hartmann Schedel, Sena. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger

243 - Hartmann Schedel, Sena. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. Woodcut. 190x224 mm. Sheet: 443x300 mm. From Liber chronicarum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, July 12, 1493 (first Latin edition). A beautiful, fantastical view of the city of Siena (Folio LXXXX) printed on laid paper with a watermark. (1) Sheet intact with wide margins, in excellent condition.

Estimation

€140 - 280

Franz Schott (Franciscus Schottus) or Francesco Sc

244 - Franz Schott (Franciscus Schottus) or Francesco Scoto, Siena. 1610–1649. Copper engraving. 125 × 182 mm. Sheet: 150x203 mm. With the title at the top center and, on the left, a round cartouche featuring a wolf and twins. This view differs slightly from others accompanying the numerous editions of the volume by Franz Schott (Franciscus Schottus) or Francesco Scoto (Antwerp, 1548–1622), Itinerario, or Nova descrittione de’ viaggi principali d’Italia: in which there is full information

Estimation

€120 - 240

Georg Matthäus Seutter and Guillaume De L'Isle, *H

245 - Georg Matthäus Seutter and Guillaume De L'Isle, Hispania, based on Roderic Mendez’s Sylva and various reports and maps—both manuscript and printed—of this kingdom, corrected according to the observations of the members of the Academy of Sciences in Paris. By G. de l’Isle, Geographer. Aug[usta] Vind[elicorum]: from the press of Jer. Wolf, ca. 1720. Colored copper engraving. 448x620 mm. Sheet: 505x645 mm. A beautiful map of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, first publish

Estimation

€140 - 280

Luigi Tortori, Six drawings related to the renovat

246 - Luigi Tortori, Six drawings related to the renovation of the Villa di Fabbriche in Lucignano, owned by the Griffoli family. ca. 1784–1785. Pen and black ink, brush, and watercolor. Heavy laid paper with the watermark “C. & I. Honig and the Strasbourg lily” and Honig paper with the “beehive” watermark. 1) Floor plan of the ground floor of the Villa di Fabbriche, the surrounding meadow, and the surrounding wall. Number IV in the upper left corner. 495x633 mm. 2) Cellars and basements

Estimation

€600 - 1,200

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