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Hall, Sidney : Original Map - "North Italy and Switzerland."

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, England, 1822

Original publisher's hand-colored engraved map of North Italy and Switzerland. A beautiful map featuring pink, green, blue and yellow coloring along the borders of the countries and political regions. The following countries and regions are highlighted on the map: Swtizerland, Kingdom of Sardinia, Kingdom of Lombardy, Parma, Modena, State of the Church, and Tuscany. Major cities are shown along with natural geographic features such as rivers, the Gulf of Genoa, and the Adriatic Sea. Map with margins measures 10 1/2" x 8 1/4"; actual map area measures 9 3/4" x 7 1/2." Map is very clean and intact except for slight off-setting and some splitting at the edges of the vertical center fold line. A few small former ownership inscriptions in black ink within margins of map show cardinal directions. Title, scale of distance in English Miles, and "VIII" printed in upper-right corner. Lines of latitude and longitude also included. Underneath the map is the following information: "London; Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Paternoster Row, 1822." and "Engraved by Sidy. Hall, Bury Strt. Bloomsby." Sidney Hall (1788-1831) was an English map publisher and engraver. He made a name for himself as a reputable engraver in the mapmaking industry. Upon Hall's passing in 1931, his wife, Selina Price Hall (1782-1853), who was a Welsh scientist and fellow map engraver, took over his business and signed her maps under the name, "S. Hall.". Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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