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Stock# 102023
Description
Attractive 18th-century map of Southern Italy, focused on the northern part of the Kingdom of Naples.
The map was published in Venice by Giovanni Antonio Remondini after having been first published by Paolo Santini in 1779.
Paolo Santini Biography
Paolo Santini (1729-1793) was an Venetian engraver known especially for his religious prints and fine cartographic engravings. He published in Venice and may have a been a member of the clergy. In his maps, he largely adopted and adapted the work of his French counterparts, especially the brothers de Vaugondy.
![(1779 Eruption of Mt Vesuvius) Vue de la Sommite et du Crate du Vesuve au moment de l'Eruption... []View from the Summit of Vesuvius Crater at the Moment of the Eruoption]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/91151.jpg)
![[ Papal States ] Nouvelle Carte De L'Etat de L'Eglise, Dressee Sur Celle Du P. Boscovich, divisee en trois feuilles . . . 1776](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/101968.jpg)
