Art

The map covers the borderlands between Poland and Germany, and in the south, the Czech Republic. At lower left there is a decorated cartouche with a rural scene.Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as Captain Cook, for his maps of New Zealand and Australia, Robert de Vaugondy, Bellin, and developed his own distinctive elegant style. Published in Zatta's Atlante Novissimo. Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition, good margins. Size: 33 x 42 cm. (13 x 16 inches)