An unusual 'upside down' map-view of Italy

CORBETTA, F.

Veduta d'Italia.
Milan: Giuseppi Civelli, 1853. Coloured lithograph. Sheet 325 x 465mm.

Split in the bottom centre fold repaired.

A scarce bird's eye view of Italy looking down from above the Alps, showing Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and the Adriatic, with Malta and Tunis on the horizon.
From 'La geografia a colpo d'occhio' - 'Geography at a glance'.


Stock ID : 22874