NAPOLI - NAPLES ITALY BY FRANCESCO SCOTO A GENUINE ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVED BIRDS EYE VIEW MAP PRODUCED FOR "ITINERARIO D'ITALIA" DI FRANCESCO SCOTO PUBLISHED BY PIETRO ANTONIO BRIGONCI VENICE 1679 THIS VERY SCARCE MINIATURE MAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A CLEAR IMPRESSION AND HAND COLOUR. THERE ARE SEVERAL FOLD CREASES AS PUBLISHED AND PRINTED TEXT ON THE VERSO. THE LEFT MARGIN HAS AN EXTENDED INFILL THE MAP MEASURES APPROX 12 x 12 cms WITH NARROW MARGINS. THIS IS A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP OVER 340 YEARS OLD FRANCESCO SCOTO (1548-1622) ALSO KNOWN AS FRANZ SCHOTT AND FRANCESUS SCHOTUS WAS BORN IN ANTWERP. HE WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE RENOWNED TRAVEL GUIDE "ITINARIO D'ITALIA" WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY WRITEN FOR PILGRIMS TRAVELLING TO ROME. THIS MAP IS FROM AN EDITION PUBLISHED IN VENICE IN 1679.
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