1639 Jodocus Hondius Large Antique Map of Italy Sardinia & Corsica Science Ref #: 93019-1

Ref #:  93019-1

later called The Delafield Commission

the earliest of its hereditary counts

Volume XXXVII (Reptiles I) : Histoire générale et particulière des Quadrupèdes ovipares

His world atlases were finely engraved and beautifully colored as with this map for auction

1639 Jodocus Hondius Large Antique Map of Italy Sardinia & Corsica Science Ref #: 93019-1Title : Italia Date : 1639 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 43165 Size: 22 1 2in x 20in (570mm x 500mm) Description: This finely engraved beautifully hand coloured original antique map of Italy was published in the 1639 French edition of Henricus Hondius & Jan Jansson Atlas Nouvs, after Phillip Cluver. General Description: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color: off white Age of map color: Original Colors used: Green, pink,