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Italy--Blaeu, Johannes
Estimate
30,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Nouveau theatre d'Italie ou description exacte des ses villes, palais, eglises, principaux eglises, &c. [Townbooks of Italy]. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704
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4 volumes, folio (600 x 400mm.), half-title in volume 1, 4 engraved additional titles, 4 printed titles in red and black with engraved vignette or devices, and 269 mostly double-page or folding plates showing maps, town plans and views, panoramas and architectural elevations (many showing two or more subjects), contemporary speckled calf gilt, evidence of library stamps on printed titles, plate XXXV in volume 4 cut to neatline and laid down, bindings repaired (see catalogue note)
Pierre Mortier's re-issue, with French text, of Blaeu's Townbooks of Italy, with many new maps and plates.
This work includes fine large panoramic views of Genoa, Venice and Naples, with many detailed plates depicting the building of ancient Rome.
Volume 1: Lombardia. 78 plates numbered 1-LXXVIII, without general map of Italy
Volume 2: Ecclesiastical States. 74 plates numbered II-LXXV, without the 2 regional maps of Tuscany
Volume 3: Naples and Sicily. 38 plates numbered 1-37 (with 11*), without regional map of Naples and Sicily
Volume 4: Rome. including the sequence of plates originally from Athanasius Kircher's work on the obelisks, Obeliscus Pamphilius (1650). 79 plates numbered 1-79
Van der Krogt 43:222.1-222.4
Pierre Mortier's re-issue, with French text, of Blaeu's Townbooks of Italy, with many new maps and plates.
This work includes fine large panoramic views of Genoa, Venice and Naples, with many detailed plates depicting the building of ancient Rome.
Volume 1: Lombardia. 78 plates numbered 1-LXXVIII, without general map of Italy
Volume 2: Ecclesiastical States. 74 plates numbered II-LXXV, without the 2 regional maps of Tuscany
Volume 3: Naples and Sicily. 38 plates numbered 1-37 (with 11*), without regional map of Naples and Sicily
Volume 4: Rome. including the sequence of plates originally from Athanasius Kircher's work on the obelisks, Obeliscus Pamphilius (1650). 79 plates numbered 1-79
Van der Krogt 43:222.1-222.4
Literature
Van der Krogt 43:222.1-222.4
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Pierre Mortier's re-issue, with French text, of Blaeu's Townbooks of Italy, with many new maps and plates.
This work includes fine large panoramic views of Genoa, Venice and Naples, with many detailed plates depicting the building of ancient Rome.
This work includes fine large panoramic views of Genoa, Venice and Naples, with many detailed plates depicting the building of ancient Rome.
Van der Krogt 43:222.1-222.4
Volume 1: Lombardia. 78 plates numbered 1-LXXVIII, without general map of Italy
Volume 2: Ecclesiastical States. 74 plates numbered II-LXXV, without the 2 regional maps of Tuscany
Volume 3: Naples and Sicily. 38 plates numbered 1-37 (with 11*), without regional map of Naples and Sicily
Volume 4: Rome. including the sequence of plates originally from Athanasius Kircher's work on the obelisks, Obeliscus Pamphilius (1650). 79 plates numbered 1-79