Cose-Belle Maps of Italia http://www.cose-belle.com/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:40 -0500 en Full Tapestry Dimensions: 45 x 82 inches (4 x 7 feet) or exactly 114 x 208 centimeters (mitmggr) The size and special loops on the top and bottom of this map allow it to be hung using a curtain rod or rod of your choice. So the translation goes: Matteo Greuter was born in Strasburg in 1556 and worked in Lyons, Avignon and Rome. He distinguished himself for his extremely accurate and elegant technique which found its peak expression in this beautiful map of Italy produced in 12 pages. The map is the largest one ever published. There are three rare versions of the map and the one we propose is the first one published in 1567 in Venice by Stefano Mozzo Scolari. The second version was printed and published in 1675 in Bologna by Pietro Todeschi and the third was published in 1695 in Rome by the printing company of Domenico De Rossi. The map is quite large (1.15x 2.20) and is produced to a scale of approximately 1:540,000. The place names are in Italian and there are allegorical representations of various regions as well as perspective maps of some cities. The three major islands are shown separately. The curious aspect of this map is Greuters decision to present it horizontally, and the reasons for this arrangement are explained in the scroll on the map itself. All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1865/map_of_italy_by_matteo_greuter_1657.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_107_03 Map of Italy by Matteo Greuter (1657).jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1865/map_of_italy_by_matteo_greuter_1657.html Map Dimensions: 24 x 36 inches or exactly 62 x 92 centimeters (mitsan) So the translation goes: This beautiful map of Italy is not quite accurate for the period in which it was realized and the lack of instruments. Realized by the geographer S. Sanson, it was printed in 1672 in the printing company of another famous cartographer, H. Jaillot. Engraved on copper, the map was mounted onto a removable cloth. On the west it extends beyond the French boundaries and it includes Dalmatia on the east. The orography is rendered in perspective with the system of rises. The place names are partly in Italian and partly in French. On the bottom left-hand side of the map there is a chart with the different scales, and a dedication to Louis XIV of France. All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1864/italy_by_sanson.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_106_03 Italy by Sanson.jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1864/italy_by_sanson.html Map Dimensions 37 x 49 inches or exactly 93 x 124 centimeters (mitriza) So the translation goes: This beautiful and accurate representation of Italy in 1806, made to a scale of approximately 1:248,000 is the same as the one published four years earlier by the Florentine bookseller Giuseppe Molini, with the only addition of the roads and the post offices. The map was made by the famous geographer A. Rizzi-Zannoni and then engraved on copper under Molinis direction. The map representation is by Cassini with the Prime Meridian at Paris. The orography is in perspective with oblique light shading. The map includes eight graphic scales with Italian, French and German measurements. Particularly exquisite is the artistic cartouche on the bottom right-hand side. The following is the announcement of the publication of the map on the Gazzetta Universale in1802 which used to be published in Florence twice a week. All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1863/italy_by_rizzi_zannoni.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_105_03 Italy by Rizzi-Zannoni.jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1863/italy_by_rizzi_zannoni.html Small Map Dimensions: 18 x 22 inches or exactly 46 x 55 centimeters All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1861/italy_by_iodocus_hondius.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_104_03 Sm size Italy by Iodocus Hondius.jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1861/italy_by_iodocus_hondius.html Large Map Dimensions: 26 x 32 inches or exactly 67 x 82 centimeters (mithondpi) All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1862/italy_by_iodocus_hondius.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_104_03 Lg size Italy by Iodocus Hondius.jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1862/italy_by_iodocus_hondius.html Map Dimensions: 20 x 28 inches or exactly 51 x 70 centimeters (mitcavig) So the translation goes: This map of Italy drawn by Cantelli from Vignola and printed by Francesco Halma in Amsterdam from an engraving by G. Droogenham was dedicated to Prince Frederick William, Duke of Modena. This representation, with a German and a Latin title, has roads represented by parallel lines and the orography perspective. All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1860/italy_by_cantelli_from_vignola_xviii_century.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_101_03 Italy by Cantelli from Vignola (XVIII Century).jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1860/italy_by_cantelli_from_vignola_xviii_century.html Map Dimensions: 15 x 20 inches or exactly 39 x 52 centimeters (mitnnp) So the translation goes: This map of Italy was created by Joannem Janssonium in 1648 circa and represents Italy it in its splendid, nearly true to life shape, due to an already collected and refined fine cartography technique. Achieving such a feat near 1658 was an extraordinary acomplishment. All maps are Made in Italy, outlined using a hand tooled copper press, painted by hand using water color, mounted on an antiquated, linen and cotton canvas in sections which fold easily and are encased in a soft bag, inside of a luxurious burgundy gift box with the maps title written across the corner cover. Maps may be hung using any method of your choice including professional framing (available upon request) or be displayed atop tables or other flat surfaces. http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1859/a_perfect_map_of_italy_by_j_janssonium_1658.html http://www.cose-belle.com/images/products/t_102_03 A Perfect Map of Italy by J. Janssonium (1658).jpg http://www.cose-belle.com/content-product_info/product_id-1859/a_perfect_map_of_italy_by_j_janssonium_1658.html