Rare-Antique Map-NIJMEGEN-PLAN-NOVIOMAGUM-NETHERLANDS-Valegio-c.1620

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 18.5 x 12.4 cm (7.28 x 4.88 inch). Image size: 13.2 x 8.5 cm. (5.2 x 3.35 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Damp staining and browning. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From; ‘Racolta di le pui illustre et famose citta di tutti il mondo’ by Francesco Valegio Martin Rota. Published ca. 1620. Later also published in 1632 by Gottfried / Hulsius and in 1713 by Alphonsus Lasor a Varea in “Universus terrarum orbis scriptorum calamo delineatus.”, published in Parma.

Biography engraver: Francesco Valegio (1560-1643) was an Italian etcher, engraver and art dealer from Verona or Bologna. From 1611-1643 he was active as an engraver and publisher in Venice.