Russia - Map of Russia in Europe, Russian Lapland.; incisa da Giovanni Maria Cassini a Roma nel 1796 - "Governi di Olonechoi, Carelia, Bielozero, ed'Ingria nell'Impero della Russia in Europa [...]" - 1796

Engraving on laid paper with watermark, contemporaneous coloration. Excellent inking and good preservation condition, with slight traces of foxing, browning, and wear, central editorial fold as shown in the photo. Contemporary ink number on the back. Editorial fold and tab with clearly visible signs of binding with watermark. Entire sheet with wide margins. SHIPPED WITH INSURANCE via courier; to insure, declare any damages at the time of pickup. Provenance: private collection.

Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 - 1824) was an Italian globe maker, geographer, engraver, and cartographer. He was one of the best disciples of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, so much so that the Calcografia Camerale commissioned Cassini to replace the 'Mercurio Geografico' with a more updated version.
The 'New Universal Geographical Atlas', outlined based on the latest observations, published in Rome from 1792 to 1801, was widely disseminated. Cassini was one of the last Italian geographers of the eighteenth century, and his globes enjoyed significant popularity worldwide.

- ORIGINAL EDITION, COEVA COLORATION - An important and decorative map taken from the 'New Universal Geographical Atlas outlined on the latest observations', published in Rome from 1792 to 1801, a work commissioned by the Calcography Camerale to Cassini to replace the now outdated 'Mercurio Geografico'. Giovanni Maria Cassini, a Regular Somascan Cleric, was a geographer and cartographer, but also an architect and perspective engraver — one of the best disciples of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Cassini was one of the last Italian spherographers of the eighteenth century, and his globes were widely distributed, as was this 'New Geographical Atlas'.