Italy - Topographic survey – Sardinia Territory; Willem...

Type: Copper engraving, finished with burin Support: Hand-watermarked paper; when held up to light you can see the characteristic fine vertical and horizontal lines (vergelles and filoni) and the related watermark. Condition: Excellent inking; good state of preservation with slight traces of foxing and browning. The paper shows widespread and natural browning from age, signs of beetle damage outside the engraving, printing imperfections (ink) and some stains, all as shown in the photo; Shipping: Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the package must be reported to the courier at delivery. Otherwise, the insurance claim procedure cannot be activated; Provenance: Private collection provenance; Guiljelmus Blaeu (Latinized form of Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 1571–1638) was a famous Dutch cartographer and astronomer, founder of one of the most important cartographic printing houses in Europe in Amsterdam.

Estimación:€200

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