Italy - Veneto; W. & J. Blaeu - Polesino di Rovigo - 1661-1680

Polesino di Rovigo Beautiful map of the territory of Rovigo, formerly called Polesino, formed by the accumulation of riveric detritus and rich in natural and artificial waterways and canals, responsible for frequent floods. Without indications of authority, but taken from the French edition (1663) of the famous "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus in quo Tabulæ et Descriptiones Omnium Regionum" by Willem Blaeu, expanded by his son Johannes in various editions and in several languages (English, French and German), under the name of "Atlas Major" (1662-65). Engraving and burin on laid paper with double watermark, French text on the reverse containing historical and topographical notes of Rovigo, Adria and Lendinara, Badia Polesine and Cavarzere, small defects at the upper right margin, sporadic traces of humidity, slight darkening, beautiful antique coloring (not contemporary). Dim.: 39x50.5 cm the sheet of print Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was a famous Dutch cartographer, mathematician and astronomer, as well as a printer based in Amsterdam, where he founded the Officina Blaviana, active until 1672 when it was destroyed by a furious fire.

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