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This is a small selection of our inventory of antique Italy maps and prints. Additional inventory is available. Contact us with your request. 1-800-879-6277 




248Italy:
Dominii Veneti in Italia 1680 DeWit - A wonderful copper engraved and original hand colored map of Northern Italy, the Adriatic Sea, Southern Germany and Istria with Venice at the center. This map is from DeWit’s Composite Atlas and is extremely detailed with great attention given to the shoreline and islands especially Venice and the Gulf of Trieste. Rare early proof state of De Wit's map of the Dominion of Venice, extending from Stato di Milano and Genoa to Istria. This is a very rare early proof state the Venetian State map with at least 4 states, this early state, with the coats of arms unfinished and no shading around the cherubs at the top, a second early state with shading around the cherubs, but no coats of arms, a third state with the coats of arms completed and a late state by Covens & Mortier. Condition: Good, foxing throughout small margins with smudges on margin edges, two small missing pin point pieces
 missing along center fold.
size 24 x 19.5 image
$1,100



000Italy:
Gray’s New Map of Italy 1878 - A beautiful and original hand colored map that is really a regional map showing the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, in addition to Italy, with five very detailed inset maps: Environs of Palermo, environs of Naples, Mount Etna, Republic of San Marino, environs of Rome. Very detailed topography showing the Strait of Sicily and tip of Africa, Adriatic Sea, Turkey and parts of Austria and Switzerland. Published in Philadelphia by Frank Gray and Son.
Condition: Very Good no folds, normal aging color throughout.
size: 17.5 x 14 in.
$150



001Italy:
1866 The Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.(San Giovanni in Laterano). The basilica of Saint John Lateran was built under Pope Melchiade. It is the most ancient church in Rome. This is a hand colored steel engraving published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London.
13 x 9 in. $50



005Italy:
1879 Taormina, Sicily - Hand colored wood engraving showing early views of Ancient Greek Theatre in top engraving and the Quadrangle of the Castello Catarina in bottom image. Featured in The Illustrated
London News.
16 x 10 in. $60



001fpeo:
Americus Vesputius by John Ogilby, 1671.  Rare  and magnificent.
Portrait of the Italian explorer and cartographer and America's namesake.   He's depicted holding an atlas, compass, globe and calipers. 
16 x 10 in. $175



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


014it: 1900 Map of the Alps. Printed in color, shows good
detail and elevations.
17x11 in. $40



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. $60



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



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


Giuseppe Garbaldi

084fpeo: 
Giuseppe Garbaldi 1882. Italy was united under his leadership. Drawn by Thomas Nast. Wood engraving.
10 ¾ x 16 in. $25

 



 


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



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



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



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



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



119Italy:
Orbis Romani Pars Orientalis, D’Anville 1764 - A wonderfully engraved and original hand colored map of the Roman Empire drawn by Jean Babtiste D’Anville, Orbis Romani Pars Occidentalis [and] Orbis Romani Pars Orientalis), Laurie & Whittle, London, 1794. This map shows the extent of the Roman Empire in Europe from Macedonia east to Greece, Turkey and the Arabian Penninsula, and contains very good detail of towns, cities, rivers and topography. The title cartouches indicate this map was drawn in 1764 by d’Anville, and were published by Laurie & Whittle in 1794. Condition: Very good with original color on watermarked paper with offsetting, light toning, and one long centerfold separations small tear bottom right margin and small right margin, normal aging and browning.
size 21.5 x 27 image
$600



249Italy:
Milanese States, 1852 Philips and Son - A large lithographed map with original pastel color of Northern Italy, a companion to the map of “Tuscany and States of the Church,” by Phillips. A very decorative map detailing the area of Milano, Brecia, Cremona, Mantua and Verona Italy. Milan is shown as the central hub of the region, the Italian Alps are nicely shown with hachures along with Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, most roads and railroads are detailed along with a large Lake Garda to the East. Condition: Very good, folded in middle browning and watermarks on the edges and some light
 foxing on image.
size 50 x 59 image
$180



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



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



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 condition with reinforced borders.
22.5x34.5in. $300



220it: 1750 Southern Italy "Carta Geografica del Regno di Napoli." Hand colored engraving by Albrizzi De L'Isle. Cartouche depicting volcano near Naples in upper right corner. The Sicilian Coast near Taormina depicts the Amalfi Coast, Golfo di Napoli, Ischia
 Sorrento, and Capri.
20 x 15 in. $500



221it: South Italy hand colored engraved map c.1830 showing lower Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, North Coast of Africa, Dalmatia and Albania framed
by a lined border.
16 x 10 in. $50


027vf:
1878 Garibaldi, Italian Patriot. Artist is Theobald Chartran.
15 x 10 in. $60


011pictorialmaps:
Italy 1934 “Italia” AnnoXII (of Fascism) – detailed map of satirical political and social situation, by Le Roy Appleton. Shows air and railroad travel times, products, land acquired by Italy. Lithograph. Very good condition. Originally folded as published in Fortune Magazine 1934.
22 x 14 in. $225



011ndis: C.1828 Aquatint showing the Winter View of Mt. Etna from Near Melazzo, Sicily. Published in London by John Harding.
8-1/2 x 5 in. $50






253it: Bridge of Varus. 1798. Aquatinit engraving by James Merigot. London. “A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome.”
6 x 9 in. $60


255it: Naples 1832 – SDUK Map (Society for Diffuser of Useful Knowledge) Incredible detailed engraved map with insets the city with a distant view of Mt. Eta, Castella Nuovo and St. Elmo.
13 5/8 x 16 in. $175


256it: Naples 1858 "Kloster St. Angelo bei Neapel." Hand colored, steel engraving of area around Naples.
7 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. $45


257it: Locarno c.1920s. Topographical map of Lake Maggiore region by Kummerly and Frey. This handsome frameable map shows area towns, ferry routes, and roads. Originally folded.
19 1/2 x 27 in. $150


222it: C.1844 Acient Italy, Part III and Sicily, outlined in color, Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) c.1850.  Map shows
the volcanic islands
 in that region.
17 x 14 in. $95



223it: 1855 Hand colored engraved map of Southern Italy, including Kingdom of Naples, Sardenia and inset of Malta and its Dependencies.Published
 by J.H. Colton & Co.
18-1/2 x 16 in. $75



224it: 1850 Hand colored engraved map of South Italy, with insets of Sardinia and Malta. Published by Orr and Group. Comparison of volcanic eruptions depicted
on bottom border.
12 x 10 in. $100



225it: 1740 Copper engraved Graecia Magna Sive Pars Vltima I Italiae "Boot of Italy" historical map showing Italy as part of Greece. A Cartouche of Siren is shown
 on left side of map.
13 x 9 in. $200



227it: 1802 Gently hand tinted copper engraving showing the magnificent view of the Square in front of St. Peter's Church,
After Piranesi View.
17 x 10-1/2 in. $100



228it: c.1875 Gently hand colored fine steel engraving published by D. Appleton & Co. Title is, "The Arch
of Titus - Rome."
14 x 10 in. $60




231it: 1830 Lightly hand colored steel engraving map titled, "Plan of Ancient Rome, By W.B. Clarke, Archt. Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.); Published by Chapman & Hall, London. A comparison of heights of prominent buildings is on bottom border. A key identifying important locations is
on lefthand side. Map
is in fine condition.
16 x 13 in. $---
SOLD


250Italy:
Tuscany and States of the Church, Phillips and Sons 1852 - A large hand colored lithograph map of Tuscany, original pastel colors depict the “States of the Church” below the Milanese and Venetian states. The map is very detailed and shows rail lines, villages and towns, rivers, mountains and lakes of the region. Sardinia and Corsica are bottom left, below Gulf of Genoa, Adriatic Sea far upper right with the tip of Istria, no Croatia. Condition: Very good, but some water marks inside image, folded in the middle and small margins on edges with attractive border and on small tear
lower right margin.
size 19.5 x 26.5 image
$200



236it: 1830 Lightly hand colored steel engraved Plan of Modern Rome, By W.B. Clarke, Archt. Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.). Fine condition map published by Chapman & Hall, London. Comparison of heights of prominent buildings on bottom border and Key to important locations on left side.
16 x 13-1/2 in. $---
SOLD



237it: 1835 Lightly hand colored steel engraved map of Naples (Napoli), Italy, published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.). Fine condition map embellished with vignettes showing Mt. Etna, Castello and
 Nuovo. Published by
Chapman & Hall, London.
16 x 13-1/2 in. $---
SOLD



244it:
1871 Hand colored wood engraving by Thomas Nast featured in Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization titled, "Like Phoenix, Will Rise From Its Ashes To Immortality." Engraving shows the Goddess of Roma, Italy along with the Uniter, Garibaldi, as well as Victor Emanuel celebrating Italy's unification.
16 x 11 in. $60
Uncolored: $50



245it:
1866 Double-paged hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly showing panoramic bird's-eye views of Venice, Verona, Legnano, and Peshiera. Title is, "Venice and the Quadrilateral."
22 x 16 in. $250



246it:
1856 Naples -- Street Scene after Ferogio which was featured in The Illustrated London News
and is in fine condition.
16 x 10-1/2 in. $40



251it:
Parma, Italy - A bird's-eye view. Hand colored steel engraving showing Parma, Italy where parmesan cheese originated.
10 x 6-1/2 in. $60


252it:
1820 S. Bavaria, W. Austria, and N. Italy. Roman Province, Rhetia ct Noricum. Aeps ridges as well as Roman roads & routes. Water colored, Steel engraving.
16 x 10 in. $90


015ndis: 1872 Hand colored wood engraving with text from Harper's Weekly showing "The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- View From Pompeii."
15-1/2 x 11 in. $50


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