View of Syracuse
Title: ''Veduta di Siracusa"
from Corografia fisica, storica e statistica dell'Italia e delle sue isole by Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini 1837-1845
(Physical, historical and statistical chorography of Italy and its islands)
Published in Florence Italy c1840. Engraved by Achille Parboni.
With publishers 'Blindstamp' to lower left below image
Rare Original Plate in Good condition, clear plate mark, etching on heavy paper with good margins
Engraved image size: 7.5" x 11.25" (190mm x 285mm) Couple of light fox marks to lower boarder
Approx sheet size: 12" x 17" (305mm x 435mm)
The work "Corografia dell' Italia" was possible the most expensive work ever brought out at the cost of a private individual (20,000 L) It contained a series of Atlases of all Italy. The illustrative portion of the work contains numerous buildings of which no other engravings exist. Parts included: Portions of Italy Lucca and Tuscany, Potifical States, San Marino, Naples & Sicily, the Italian Islands; being the most complete storehouse of information which ever appeared and which no other work can supply.
Background: Giuseppe Orlandini, changed to Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini (Fiesole, 1784 - Florence, 1872) was an Italian cartographer and geographer. Registered at the registry office as Giuseppe Orlandini he changed his identity to Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini in memory of his maternal uncle the botanist Attilio Zuccagni, of which he became heir.