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Maps of Liguria and Corsica

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Blaeu, Willem

Liguria or State of the Republic of Genoa, 1640

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59 x 49
Geographical map included in the Atlas Major of Blaeu. Geographically it derives from the map of Magini, it presents a sumptuous cartouche surrounded by groups of ships and tritons, at the top left the coat of arms of the city of Genoa supported by two griffins, at the bottom left the armillary sphere with a scale of nautical miles, instead at the bottom right a dedication to Pietro Hasselaer. Copper engraving, contemporary coloring.