Switzerland, by Francesco Santini. 1776-79
Francesco and Paolo Santini (c.1729-1793)
Francesco Santini, a Venetian publisher, acquired the printing plates of Vaugondy’s Atlas Universel …, a commercial and cartographic success, with widespread influence on mapmakers throughout Europe. Together with his brother Paolo, he commissioned a new set of plates and reissued the atlas in 1776. The following year, Paolo Santini assigned all his publication rights to M. Remondini, who in 1777 reissued the same atlas but with his name.
La Suisse Divisee en ses Treize Cantons et ses Allies.
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > Switzerland
Old, antique map of Switzerland, by Francesco Santini.
Carte ancienne de la Suisse, par Francesco Santini.
Cartographer: Rigobert Bonne
First state with the imprint of Remondini: with engraved page numbers in the top right corner: "P.I.25".
Date of the first edition: 1776
Date of this map: 1776
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 45 x 55.5cm (17.6 x 21.6 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Original coloured in outline, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Blumer (Schweiz), #279.
From: Atlas Universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes. Venice, Remondini, 1776.
Francesco and Paolo Santini (c.1729-1793)
Francesco Santini, a Venetian publisher, acquired the printing plates of Vaugondy’s Atlas Universel …, a commercial and cartographic success, with widespread influence on mapmakers throughout Europe. Together with his brother Paolo, he commissioned a new set of plates and reissued the atlas in 1776. The following year, Paolo Santini assigned all his publication rights to M. Remondini, who in 1777 reissued the same atlas but with his name.
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