"Italy". Island of Elba. Kingdom of Naples, Papal States &c. THOMSON 1817 map

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Italy. Island of Elba. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Drawn & engraved by Robert Scott for John Thomson's "New General Atlas". Provenance: "A new general atlas", consisting of a series of geographical designs, on various projections, exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe; and a collection of maps and charts, delineating the natural and political divisions of the Empires, Kingdoms, and States in the World", Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London; and John Cumming, Dublin [Thomson's New General Atlas]. Type: Antique early 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring. The map shows the Italian states largely as they had been prior to the French Revolution. Inset in the top right hand corner is a map of Elba, the island to which Napoleon had been exiled in 1814, three years prior to the publication of this map.

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Size: 6094px × 7368px
Location: Italy
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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