VALAIS/ITALIAN ALPS. Syon Saas Zermatt Borgosesia Macugagna. D'ANVILLE, 1754 map


Artist/engraver/cartographer: Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Provenance: The map was extracted from a composite atlas of early 18th century maps, the latest of which was dated c1754. Type: Antique 18th century atlas map, printed on thick, good quality paper with original outline hand colour/color . The map shows part of the alps straddling the border between the Swiss canton of Valais and Italy. Sion and the Rhone valley are shown in the north west corner. Place names marked on the map include the following (spelling may vary from the modern variation): Syon, Saas, Zermatt, Borgosesia, Macugagna


Size: 3767px × 2802px
Location: Switzerland
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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