Italy - Italy; Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini - Lotto di 10 tavole originali incise tratte dalla Corografia dell Italia Regno delle Due Sicilie di - 1821-1850
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A lot of 10 original copper-engraved plates from Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini’s Corografia dell’Italia, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Italy, non coloured, each ca. 32 × 42 cm, in good condition.
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An extraordinary lot consisting of 10 original plates etched on heavyweight paper, coming from the famous monumental work of Italian geography and cartography of the 19th century. The prints offer a precious visual, architectural and landscape testimony of Sicily of the era, portrayed with meticulous detail and figures in staffage wearing traditional or bourgeois attire of the time.
Author and Provenance
Author: Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini (Italian geographer, cartographer and publisher, 1784-1873).
Work: Corografia dell Italia, or The Compendious Text of the Physical, historical and statistical geography of Italy divided into its various states, published in Florence between the 1830s and 1840s in the 19th century.
Period
Around 1830-1840 (19th century).
Technique
Engraving in burin / line engraving on handmade or archival paper, with wide margins.
Subjects of the 10 plates included in the lot
Palermo Royal Chapel in Sicily (Interior of the Palatine Chapel)
View of the City of Trapani in Sicily
The Ruins of Tindari in Sicily (Ancient Monuments No. 1)
Military Hospital of Girgenti in Sicily (Agrigento)
Other 6 contemporary plates depicting monuments and landscape and architectural views of historical Sicily.
Dimensions
Overall sheet size: about 32 x 42 cm (each plate).
Size of the print area / etched portion: variable, in standard horizontal or vertical format for geographic works of the period.
Conservation Status
General conservation good to fair considering the age. The sheets show the normal patina of time, yellowing at the margins and occasional foxing or light stains away from the etched area. Paper is stable, margins intact. Please closely review the attached images to verify the detailed condition of each item.
Provenance
Private Italian collection, work dismembered in the 20th century for collecting and antiquarian purposes.
An extraordinary lot consisting of 10 original plates etched on heavyweight paper, coming from the famous monumental work of Italian geography and cartography of the 19th century. The prints offer a precious visual, architectural and landscape testimony of Sicily of the era, portrayed with meticulous detail and figures in staffage wearing traditional or bourgeois attire of the time.
Author and Provenance
Author: Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini (Italian geographer, cartographer and publisher, 1784-1873).
Work: Corografia dell Italia, or The Compendious Text of the Physical, historical and statistical geography of Italy divided into its various states, published in Florence between the 1830s and 1840s in the 19th century.
Period
Around 1830-1840 (19th century).
Technique
Engraving in burin / line engraving on handmade or archival paper, with wide margins.
Subjects of the 10 plates included in the lot
Palermo Royal Chapel in Sicily (Interior of the Palatine Chapel)
View of the City of Trapani in Sicily
The Ruins of Tindari in Sicily (Ancient Monuments No. 1)
Military Hospital of Girgenti in Sicily (Agrigento)
Other 6 contemporary plates depicting monuments and landscape and architectural views of historical Sicily.
Dimensions
Overall sheet size: about 32 x 42 cm (each plate).
Size of the print area / etched portion: variable, in standard horizontal or vertical format for geographic works of the period.
Conservation Status
General conservation good to fair considering the age. The sheets show the normal patina of time, yellowing at the margins and occasional foxing or light stains away from the etched area. Paper is stable, margins intact. Please closely review the attached images to verify the detailed condition of each item.
Provenance
Private Italian collection, work dismembered in the 20th century for collecting and antiquarian purposes.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
Italy
Geographical specification
Italy
Map maker/publisher
Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini
Map/book title
Lotto di 10 tavole originali incise tratte dalla Corografia dell Italia Regno delle Due Sicilie di
Period
1821-1850
Condition
Good
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini, dedicated to monuments and views of
Map colour
Uncoloured map
Height
32 cm
Width
42 cm
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