Bird's-eye view plan of Cortona by Lauro Giacomo. 1639
Giacomo Lauro (Active in Rome 1583-1645)
Roman author, engraver, printer, and connoisseur of antiquities, mainly known for the production of plans and views of cities. From 1590, he tried to establish himself as a publisher of his own work. In 1598, he was granted a ten-year papal privilege for an unspecified number of unnamed religious prints. He acquired and restored old plates and published copies of classic prints. In the years 1630-45, Lauro dedicated himself to the publication of a series of maps and descriptions of Italian and foreign cities in the form of small pamphlets, some of which were collected in 1639 under the title of Heroico Splendore delle Città del Mondo.
Thomas Ashby: "In the years 1630-1645, the Lauro published a considerable number of descriptions of cities in many pamphlets with text, all in small oblong folio. The plans are not all original ... Many times have been used as sources, of course, the beautiful plates of the Atlas of Lafrery. But other maps were also contributed - much was taken either from the work of Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, or even in this case from common sources. Some of these maps were collected under the following title, engraved in 1639; Heroico Splendore delle Citta del Mondo Libro Primo di Iacomo Lauro Romano." (La Bibliofilia, XXXI, 1929, pp. 361-373)
Cortona Città Antichissima in Toscana Metropoli Già di Turrenia.
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > Italy - Cities
Bird's-eye view plan of Cortona by Lauro Giacomo.
Title: Cortona Città Antichissima in Toscana Metropoli Già di Turrenia.
I Lauro Romano f. 1634. - Piero Berettini Cortonese delin. - In Roma con licenza de Superiori e Privil.
With a dedication to 'Il S.r Galeotto Redolfini Dottor di legge Gentilhuomo Cortonese' by G. Lauro.
Date: 1639.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Image size: 190 x 275mm (7½ x 10¾ inches).
Sheet size: 285 x 435mm (11¼ x 17¼ inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From: Lauro G., Heroico Splendore delle Città del Mondo. Rome, 1639.
Giacomo Lauro (Active in Rome 1583-1645)
Roman author, engraver, printer, and connoisseur of antiquities, mainly known for the production of plans and views of cities. From 1590, he tried to establish himself as a publisher of his own work. In 1598, he was granted a ten-year papal privilege for an unspecified number of unnamed religious prints. He acquired and restored old plates and published copies of classic prints. In the years 1630-45, Lauro dedicated himself to the publication of a series of maps and descriptions of Italian and foreign cities in the form of small pamphlets, some of which were collected in 1639 under the title of Heroico Splendore delle Città del Mondo.
Thomas Ashby: "In the years 1630-1645, the Lauro published a considerable number of descriptions of cities in many pamphlets with text, all in small oblong folio. The plans are not all original ... Many times have been used as sources, of course, the beautiful plates of the Atlas of Lafrery. But other maps were also contributed - much was taken either from the work of Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, or even in this case from common sources. Some of these maps were collected under the following title, engraved in 1639; Heroico Splendore delle Citta del Mondo Libro Primo di Iacomo Lauro Romano." (La Bibliofilia, XXXI, 1929, pp. 361-373)