- Planisphere; Francesco Marmocchi (1805 /1858) e incisa...

Type: Copperplate etching on copper; Support: Heavy watermark paper Status: Excellent plate impression, good state of preservation with slight traces of foxing and browning; The paper shows a light and natural browning of age; Editorial fold and a slight water stain, all as in the photo; Shipping: insured via Bartolini\DPD\Poste courier, report any damage at pickup; Provenance: From a private collection; Francesco Costantino Marmocchi (Poggibonsi, 26 August 1805 – Genoa, 9 September 1858) was one of the most important Italian geographers, cartographers, and patriots of the Risorgimento. His life extraordinarily unites a love for the science of territory with political activism for the unification of Italy. Giuseppe Caniani (Milan, 1773 – 1837) was an important Italian engraver and etcher, active in Milan at the turn of the late 18th century and the early decades of the 19th century.

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