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Bertelli, Pietro

Theatre of the cities of Italy - Addition to the Theatre, 1629

Estimate

€ 4.500 - 5.000

Sold

€ 5.805

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Padua, Giosetto and Sardi Brothers Printing House, 1629. In 8° oblong, 20.5 x 15.5 cm, pp. (20) + (2 blanks) + 242 + (2 blanks) + 42 with copper-engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette on the frontispiece and 78 etched city maps included in the numbering. Contemporary full leather binding. Spine with 3 raised bands and 2 inserts bearing the title and year and with gold decorations. The lower margin of the frontispiece is trimmed. Headpieces, decorated initials and woodcut endpieces. Light browning and signs of aging.

Specialist Notes

Third edition after those of 1599 and 1616 (created by father Pietro) which presents the retouching of the old worn plates and the increase in the tables compared to the two previous ones. In particular, the addition contains 10 new tables more than the second edition, namely those of Ravenna, Faenza, Cesena, Imola, Modena, Fossombrone, Ascoli, Belluno, Asti, Vercelli. Famous atlas which depicts 77 Italian cities from a bird's eye view, very rare to find complete. Vinciana, 1326 (another edition), Cremonini, 20.

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