Map of Italy by Matteo Greuter (1657)
Map of Italy by Matteo Greuter (1657)
Matteo Greuter was born in Strasburg in 1556 and worked in Lyons, Avignon and Rome. He distinguished himself for his extremely accurate and elegant technique which found its peak expression in this beautiful map of Italy produced in 12 pages. The map is the largest one ever published. There are three rare versions of the map and the one we propose is the first one published in 1567 in Venice by Stefano Mozzo Scolari. The second version was printed and published in 1675 in Bologna by Pietro Todeschi and the third was published in 1695 in Rome by the printing company of Domenico De Rossi. The map is quite large (1.15x 2.20) and is produced to a scale of approximately 1:540,000. The place names are in Italian and there are allegorical representations of various regions as well as perspective maps of some cities. The three major islands are shown separately. The curious aspect of this map is Greuter’s decision to present it horizontally, and the reasons for this arrangement are explained in the scroll on the map itself.
Sizes: 82"x45" - 208x114cm
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