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001it: 1897 Northern Italy Century Map. Printed in color with great detail. 15-1/2x12 in.
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002it: 1870 A View in Venice. Excellent hand colored steel engraving after Canaletto. 10-1/2x8 in. $50
003it: 1874 Southern Italy Map. From German Stieler's Atlas. Large map, hand outlined with excellent detailed information. Insets of Naples, Sardinia, Palermo and Messina. 19x15-1/2 in. $80
006it: 1895 ITALIAN RESORT VIEW - BOCCI BALL. "An Italian Summer Resort on the Bay - A Game of Boccie." Drawn by W.A. Rogers. Authentic professionally hand-watercolored litho view from original Harper's Weekly, 1895. A genuine antique print produced in 1895, NOT a reproduction! 15" x 11" $50
009it: 1899 Italy Historic Growth Map. Five maps on one page show the growth of the country from 1418 House of Savoy, to the whole country in 1859. Published by Johnson Edinburgh. 11-1/2x14-1/2 in. $60
010it: 1885 Rome Map. Attractive color, printed with Reference to Antiquities. Shows municipal plan for enlargement of the city. 14-1/2x10-1/2 in. $60
012it: c.1892 Italy Map. Very attractive, printed in litho color. Includes insets of Rome, Palermo, Naples and Messina areas. 14x20-1/2 in. $30
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014it: 1900 Map of the Alps. Printed in color, shows good detail and elevations. 17x11 in. $40
017it: Garibaldi Portrait. Fine steel engraving. 7x10-1/2 in. $30
018it: 1745 L'Italie This authentic hand colored, copper engraved map of the whole Italian Peninsula was produced in France by Robert de Vaugondy. This map also shows Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily as well as mountains, major cities and rivers. Prior to Italian unification, Northern Italy is identified as the "Republic of Venice", also shown are Toscane and Royaume De Naples. Condition is good. The hand made paper is in excellent condition. There is a brownish stain near Sicily at the bottom of map. 11x13 in. $220
021it: 1889 Sicily views. Seven black & white views on one Harper's page. 11x16 in. $30
022it: 1900 Map of Rome. Printed in color. 14x11-1/2 in. $30
023it: c.1930 Venezia - Lido Map. Printed in color. Large scale, very detailed map with itinerary in English. 19x15 in. $50
025it: 1914 Southern Italy and Sardinia Map. Printed in color. Insets of Sicitly, Sardinia, Naples and Rome. 20x15-1/2 in. $50
028it: 1913 Northern Italy Map. Greatly detailed German map, printed in vivid color. 21x17 in. $50
029it: 1872 Vatican view. Excellent French engraved black & white view of the entrance to the Vatica, from Le Monde Illustre. 10-1/2x15 in. $30
033it: 1843 Kingdom of Sardinia. Includes Piedmont, Nice, Genoa, Coni, Savoy, Aosta etc., plus an inset of the Island of Sardinia. Beautiful original color and excellent margins on this scarce map. 17-1/2x13-1/2 in. $120
100it: 1892 View of Sicilian Coast. Fine color engraving shows the beautiful coast of Palermo, Sicily. Print published as an illustration to a book. 8x11 in. $30
102it: 1880 Venice Scene. Beautiful, color engraving shows several gondolas in Venice. Fine collectible print. 9x12 in. $50
103it: 1890 Color Map of Rome. Antique color map of Rome published by the Leipzig Institute. Map in excellent condition. 9x12 in. $20
107it: 1902 Views of Mount Vesuvius. Print shows the ascent of Mount Vesuvius, a live volcano, by railway. The lower image shows lava streams and a column of smoke. 11x16 in. $30
108it: 1923 Rome Advertisement. Print advertisement shows the Coliseum in Rome and lists recommended hotels and costs. Published in a 1923 issue of The Graphic. 10x15 in. $30
109it: 1859 Market Scene by the Lake. Handsome wood engraving titled, "Giorno di Mercato Luino, Lago Maggiore" shows a market scene by a major lake. Published in an 1859 issue of The Illustrated London News. 11x16 in. $30
110it: 1859 View of Lombardy from Milan Cathedral. Richly colored, wood engraving shows the plains of Lombardy from the roof of Milan cathedral, with Monte Rosa and the Alps in the distance. Published in an 1859 issue of The Illustrated London News. 11x16 in. $40
111it: 1879 Borghese Garden Scene. Beautiful steel engraving shows a family in the Borghese Gardens. Gorgeously detailed. Published as an illustration to a book in 1879. 9x12 in. $40
113it: 1892 Summer Resort Scene. Lovely, colored engraving shows families enjoying an Italian summer resort on the bay. In the background men play a game of boccie. Published in an 1892 issue of Harper's Weekly. 11x16 in. $50
114it: 1885 Map of Modern Rome. Map shows the municipality of modern Rome, including new and old streets, buildings, meadows, gardens and waterways. Published by the Ecyclopedia Britannica in 1885. 10x12 in. $30
115it: 1724 Print: Roman Soldiers. Beautiful, hand colored copper engraving from a 1724 French book on ancient history. Contains two images: 1) a group of soldiers standing in front of a doorway; and 2) two soldiers with shields and spears. Printed on hand laid paper. 17x19 in. $120
117it: 1764 Vue d’Optique: Vatican, Rome Italy. Beautiful hand-colored copper engraving of the Vatican library, printed in 1764 on hand laid paper. Excellent condition. 13x19 in. $300
118it: 1868 Map of the Roman Empire. Hand colored, engraved map of the Roman Empire at the time of Christ, published in 1868 by the A.J. Johnson company. Includes small inset maps of Greece and Italy. 18x27 in. $75
123it: 1875 J.M.W. Turner Scene: Temple of Jupiter. Beautifully hand colored engraving, based on a painting by artist J.M.W. Turner. Title is "Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius." 10x14 in. $60
124it: 1830 Map: Ancient South Italy, Sicily. Detailed, engraved map, published in 1830 by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). Title is "Ancient Italy, Part III, and Sicily." Cities and towns are shown throughout the region, and geographical features are drawn in detail. Map is in excellent condition, with original outline hand coloring. 13x16 in. $100
125it: 1888: Islands by Venice Italy. Hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "The Islands of the Venetian Lagoon." Five different views of the islands are shown, and each view is titled separately. 11x16 in. $50
127it: Lithographed scene, titled "Adjournment of the Grand Council, Venice," based on a painting by Louis Mouchot. 12x17 in. $40
128it: RARE Antique Map of Messina, Sicily. This is a beautiful, decorative map. It was drawn by James Basire, and published in 1747 as an illustration to "Mr. Tindal’s Continuation of Mr. Rapin’s History of England." The map is titled "Plan of the Works of the City of Messina, one of the Strongest and most considerable Cities of Sicily, and a Fine Sea Port." Important buildings and landmarks are numbered, and described in the lower left corner of the map, surrounded by an ornate cartouche. Basire also drew a number of sailing ships in the city’s harbor and away from the shore, many of which appear to be firing cannons at each other. The map is hand colored, and it is in excellent condition. There are no tears, stains or other blemishes on it. Some paper is missing in the right margin, where the map was originally bound into the book; but this could easily be covered by matting and framing. 17x21 in. $300
202it: 1690 Map of North Italy by Cluver. Beautiful, engraved map of Italy’s Alpine region in the vicinity of Milan. Published circa 1690 by Philipp Cluver. Map title is "Rhaetiae et Lepontorum…" Mountains are represented as individual hills, and cities are shown as small buildings throughout the region. Nicely colored, with wash and outline hand coloring. Title is surrounded by a decorative cartouche. Excellent condition. 14x17 in. $450
203it: 1690 Cluver Map: Adriatic Coast of Italy. Very decorative, engraved map of Italy’s central Adriatic coast, published circa 1690 by Philipp Cluver. Title is "Piceni, et Vestinorum, Pelignorum, Marrucinorum ac Frentanorum agri descriptio." Hand colored. Two ships and a sea monster are shown off shore. Title is surrounded by an elaborate cartouche. Excellent condition. 14x17 in. $450
204it: 1690 Cluver Map: Northeast Coast of Italy. Copper engraved map of Italy’s northeastern coast, published circa 1690 by Philipp Cluver. Title is "Umbriae Antiquae descriptio." Mountains are drawn as individual hills. Nicely colored with wash and outline hand coloring. Two ships and two sea monsters are off shore, in the Adriatic Sea. Excellent condition. 14x17 in. $450
205it: 1799 Cary Map: Tyrol, Venice, Mantua Italy. Attractive, engraved map of Italy’s northern regions, published in 1799 by John Cary. Title is "A New Map of the County of Tyrol, and the Republic of Venice: Duchy of Mantua Etc. Etc." Extremely detailed, with cities, towns and geographical features shown. Excellent condition. 21x22 in. $350
206it: 1734 Northwest Italy Map by Placide. Detailed, engraved map of Northwestern Italy, showing the source of the Po River. Nice original outline hand coloring. Drawn by P. Placide, and published in 1734. Map title is "La Source du Po, et les Passages de France en Piemont." The city of Turin is on the far right side, next to the map border. A tear in the left margin extends approx. ½ inch into the left map border. It has been expertly repaired with no image loss. There is a light vertical crease to the left of the center fold. Overall very good condition. 19x25 in. $350
207it: 1753 View: Port of Brundusium (Brindisi) Italy. Beautiful, hand-colored engraving published in 1753 by an unknown artist. Shows the city and port of Brundusium (now Brindisi, Italy) as it looked during the Roman period. A key printed beneath the image shows the locations of prominent landmarks. 16x18 in. $300
208it: 1850 engraved map of Southern Italy. Published by J & F Tallis outline of map in color. Four small illustrations drawn by A.H. Wray, engraved by J. Rogers of, Benevento, Naples and Vesuvius, The Carnival, and Festival of the Vintage. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. 11x14 in. $80
209it: Beautiful color map of "Italia Meridionalis". Large inset of Sicilia in the lower left corner. Published in 1894 for a Classical Atlas to Illustrate Ancient Geography. 9.5x11.5 in. $80
210it: Kingdom of Naples or The Two Sicilies. Color engraving from 1850, published by Mitchell. Inset on lower right corner of the Environs of Naples. Beautiful border surrounding map. 13.5x17.5 in. $90
211it: Historic map of Italy published c1780 by Thomas Conder. Text in Italian, title reads Italiae Pars Meridionalis. Shows Lucania, Sicilia Trinacria, Sardinia and part of Africa. page size 16.5x20 in. actual map size 14.5x10.5 in. $250
212it: Beautiful hand colored map of Scicily. Published in 1750 with text in Italian. Small scenic illustration of Sicily in the upper left corner with two cherubs holding a sign which reads, Carta Geografica Dell, Isola di Sicilia. 15x20.5 in. $600
213it: Roman ruins in Sicily. The title reads, One of the Ancient Temples at Gergenti, the Old Agrigentum, in Sicily. Authentic copper engraving from 1738. 14x21 in. $75
214it: Hand colored half-tone from the July 22, 1897 issue of Collier's Weekly. Image titled, On the Grand Canal, Venice. 10.5x15 in. $40
215it: Beautiful hand colored copper engraving printed in the early 1700's. Image captioned, A view of the Salfatara, a remarkable mountain near Naples which continually fends forth streams of smoke, and where Sulphur and Allum is made of the Earth. 13x9 in. $100
216it: Beautiful hand colored map titled, Italy, South Part. Published in 1854 by A & C Black. Inset in lower left corner shows Malta and its Dependencies. 17x12.5 in. $80
217it: 1855 Colton Map of Southern Italy, Kindom of Naples, Islands of Sardinia & Malta. Beautifully engraved, hand-colored map from the first edition of Colton’s world atlas, 1855. Cities, towns, major roads, railroad lines and geographical features are all shown. Individual areas are separately colored. The entire image is surrounded by a decorative border. Excellent condition, left margin has been repaired. 15 x 18 in. $50
218it: 1835 Elegant Map of Italy. Intricate hand colored map titled, “Italy,” from Bradford’s 1835 world atlas. Hand colored, engraved map shows the Tuscan, Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas. 12 x 10in. $150
219it: 1800 Map (of the countries surrounding the) Mediterranean Sea with an inset on left side of an Index Map of Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Map published by John Stockdale Piccadilly on March 12, 1800. Map in very good ondition with reinforced borders. 22.5x34.5in. $300
1006it: 1880: Italy - Leaning Tower. The Leaning Tower, Saragossa (1800). Color: Black and White. Type: Steel Engraving. Size: 10x13 in. $24
1166it: 1882: Giuseppe Garibaldi. The Graphic (1882). Seven pages of pictures of Guiseppe Garibaldi, including English text. Color: Black and White. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 11x16 in. $49