Italy - Campania // Naples; Nicolaus Carletti (incisore e cartografo, Napoli, ca. 1820–1850) - Pianta Topografica della Città di Napoli in Campagna Felice - 1821-1850

Nicolaus Carletti (engraver and cartographer, Naples, ca. 1820–1850)

Publisher:
Nic. Gervasi, Print Merchant at the Gigante, Palace No. 23 – Naples

A highly detailed topographical map of Naples during the Bourbon era, with over 90 references to places, streets, churches, convents, fortifications, castles, and neighborhoods. The urban layout is rendered with great precision: Castel dell'Ovo, Castel Nuovo, Mergellina, Sant'Elmo, the city walls, the port, and the entire coastline are depicted with fine, precise lines. A large lateral legend with historical descriptions is included.

Condition
Clean and well-preserved sheet, with minimal foxing and light signs of aging in the margins; clear engraving; strong paper of the period; clean verso.