A very attractive small map depicting central italy with beautiful original coloring and a figurative title cartouche in the lower left. Very rare. Title: "das Groß-Hertzogthum Toscana samt angränzenden Landen" From the work "Der curiose und in allen nöthigen Wissenschaften nützliche Dollmetscher oder allgemeines Zeitungs-Handbuch (…)", Augsburg 1748 image size: 22 x 16cm sheet size: 27,5 x 19cm Copper engraving by Elias Baeck (alias Heldenmuth) (1679-1747), He was a German painter, engraver, and cartographer. Elias Baeck studied in Rome, where he earned the nickname Heldenmuth (Heroic Courage). He worked in Venice and Ljubljana before finally settling in Augsburg. He signed his prints E. B. a. H. for Elias Baeck, also known as Heldenmuth. Baeck engraved historical subjects, landscapes, battle scenes, portraits, and maps. Condition Two small, repaired tears in the white border at the top center; the sheet is slightly dusty, otherwise very good. With center fold.