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Jodocus Hondius after Mercator Italia Nuovamente piu perfetta che mai per inanzi posta in luce, scolpita et con le suoi figure vivamente rappresentate Hand coloured copper engraved map of Italy including the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, part of Sicily, and showing the Alpine mountain range in the north, decorated with title cartouche in the upper right corner, an illustration of Romulus and Remus suckled by a she-wolf, a pair of sea nymphs, numerous ships, and a sea monster, vignetee city panoramas to head and tale margins &c. &c, centre fold, cut close with no margins, spotting, rolled, no text to verso, despite faults a good early map of Italy, unknown publication with no text to verso, watermark of decorative dagger could offer a clue, 45cm x 58.5cm, [c.17th century]
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