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Toscana - Illustrati - Fontani, Francesco

Pictorial journey of Tuscany, 1801

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€ 400 - 600

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€ 1.548

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Florence, Giuseppe Tofani and companion, 1801. Volume I only. In 2°, 542 x 335. Double-page map of Tuscany, double-page general view of Florence, double-page plan of the city of Florence, 76 aquatint engraved plates, slight marginal halos, modern binding in the middle leather and marbled cardboard.

Specialist Notes

Magnificent collection of views of the cities and countryside of Tuscany, drawn by Terreni and etched in aquatint, among others, by Antonio Terreni, Vinceslao Spinazzi, Cosimo Rossi, Giovanni Pacini. The book was so successful that two more smaller format editions were made in 1817 and 1827-'34.