Italy - Campania/ Gulf of Naples (Torre del Greco

Rare and detailed nineteenth-century historical-geographical map depicting the ecclesiastical division of a broad portion of southern Italy (Campania and Basilicata) on the eve of Italian Unification. • Territory represented: From the Tyrrhenian coast (Torre del Greco, Castellammare di Stabia, Sorrento Peninsula, Gulf of Salerno, Amalfi Coast, Cilento up to the Gulf of Policastro) to the inland (Irpinia, Vallo di Diano, Potenza and part of Calabria Citra). • Ecclesiastical jurisdictions: • Archdiocese of Salerno with the suffragan dioceses of Nusco, Capaccio and Valle, Acerno, Policastro and Marsico. • Archdiocese of Conza with the suffragan dioceses of S. Angelo dei Lombardi and Bisaccia, Lacedonia, Muro and Campagna. • Abbey nullius of the SS. Trinità della La Cava • Distinct state of preservation considering the era. Original specimen with wide, untrimmed white margins. • Recto (front): Light browning and scattered foxing due to time. Small tears and minor wear along the outer edges that do not compromise the incised area. • Verso (back): Exhibits the usual editorial folds, a noticeable damp stain at the top, and previous consolidation interventions (antique restoration with strips of paper/reinforcement tape).

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