Italy - Topographic survey of the territory of the island...

Type: Copper engraving, finished with a burin Support: Hand-made watermarked paper; when viewed against the light you can see the typical fine vertical and horizontal lines (vergelle e filoni) and the related watermark. Condition: Excellent inking impression, good state of preservation with slight traces of foxing and browning; the paper shows widespread and natural browning of age, small vertical tear near the editorial fold without losses, signs of woodworm outside the engraving, all as shown in the photo; Shipping: Insured shipping via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the work must be disputed and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure; Provenance: From a private collection; Guiljelmus Blaeu (Latinized form of Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 1571–1638) was a renowned Dutch cartographer and astronomer, founder of one of the most important cartographic print houses in Europe in Amsterdam.

Estimation:€200

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