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MORDEN, Robert (d.1703) & Christopher BROWNE (fl.1684-1712)
[Savoy & Piedmont] A New Mapp of the Estates of Savoy & Piedmont with the Countries Adjacent
London: Robert Morden & Christopher Browne, c. 1703. Copper-engraved map, with original outline colour, in very good condition overall. Sheet size: 24 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches.
A very fine map of Savoy & Piedmont by two great English cartographers
Robert Morden (d. 1703) was one of a new group of mapmakers who established the art of map publication in London on a permanent basis. As demonstrated in this excellent map of Savoy and Piedmont, Morden conveys the artistic and graphic standards of the late 17th century Dutch masters to English idiom. This is particularly true of the very fine engraving, evident here, that would not be typical of 18th century maps in general.
Morden's early 18th century map of Savoy and Piedmont includes important topographical illustrations of this very mountainous region, but also, innovatively, main roads. The coats of arms of the House of Savoy, Piedmont and Tyrol are displayed around the title cartouche.
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#13683 $2,000.00 
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