Very large unusual antique engraved map of Picardia in northern France,

by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi (1627-1691) and Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola (1643-1695), with 2 cartouche titled :

"Parte Orientale DEL GOVERNO GENERALE di PICARDIA con la CONTEA D'HANONIA, et TERRITORIO DI CAMBRAY descritti da Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola Geog del Serenissimo di Modena e dati in luce da Domenico de Rossi Herede di Gio Giac. de Rossi, dalle sue Stampe in Roma alla Pace con Privil del S. P., e licenza de Sup. l'Anno 1695, il di primo Agusto"

"Parte Occidentale DEL GOVERNO GENERALE di PICARDIA con la CONTEA D'ARTESIA descritte da Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola Geografo del Ser. Sig. Duca di Modena e date in luce da Domenico de Rossi crede di Gio Giac. de Rossi, dalle sue Stampe in Roma alla Pace, con Privil del S. P., e licenza de Sup. l'Anno 1695, il di primo Agusto"

The map extends from Dieppe in west to Charleroy (Carleroy) in Belgium and Rethel in east. We can see in detail the coast along the Manche, and a very small part of England in left upper corner.

The map is engraved by A. Barbey.

Condition : very good condition, on very strong paper, well engraved.

Edition : From "Mercurio Geografico overo Guida Geografica in Tutte Le Parti del Mondo", Rome, dated 1 August 1695, 17th century

Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi was an italian engraver and painter, at the end of the 17th century. His father Giuseppe de Rossi (1570-1639) was the most important and active printer of the 17th century. After his death, Giacomo and his brother Giandominco (1619-1653) taked the firm of the father and made the firm the best known printing house of Italy in the 17th century. 

For this atlas, Giacomo de Rossi worked with Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola.

The firm published also maps from Nicolas Sanson.

Later, the firm was solded to Lorenzo Filippo, knowned as "Calcografia Nazionale", then, the "Regia Calcografica". It still exits today as "Calcografia Nazionale". It is as a museum which owns one of the most important and nice maps of the world.

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Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you