, Il Portogallo Cioe le Provincie di Entredouro, e Minho, Traz-os-Montes, e Beira Di Nuova (…) [Antonio ZATTA after , 1775], Pictura Antique Prints

Il Portogallo Cioe le Provincie di Entredouro, e Minho, Traz-os-Montes, e Beira Di Nuova (…) [Antonio ZATTA after , 1775]

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Il Portogallo Cioe le Provincie di Entredouro, e Minho, Traz-os-Montes, e Beira Di Nuova (…) – Map of the provinces of Minho, Biera, Tras-os-Montes e Alto Duoro and Beira, of northern Portugal, by Antonio Zatta. Towns, villages, forests, mountains and rivers of these regions are depicted. An illustrated title cartouche is at the bottom right corner of each map.

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Il Portogallo Cioe le Provincie di Entredouro, e Minho, Traz-os-Montes, e Beira Di Nuova (…)

Copperplate engraving/etching with contemporary hand colouring. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 50,7 x 38,7 cm. Image size: 41,5 x 31,3 cm.

Source unknown, to be determined.

Made by Antonio Zatta after an anonymous artist. Antonio Zatta (1722-1804) was an Italian map publisher based in Venice. Zatta redefined the traditional title cartouche by replacing the mythic elements common to the 17th and 18th century with more representative images from the region depicted in the map. His most important work is the four volume “Atlante novissimo” published from 1775 to 1789.

Condition: Good, given age. Paper slightly browned near middle fold. Light crease upper right, not affecting image. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PORTUGAL-MINHO-BEIRA-OLD COLOURED

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Dimensions 50 × 50 × 1 cm
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