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Description

Fine Old Color Example

Finely executed chart of Istria and the Gulf of Venice, based upon an earlier map by Cantelli.  

The map includes plans of the “Laguna” of Venice, the bay and town of Pula and the town of Rijeka below the chart representing the bottom margin.  

The routes by sea across the Venetian Gulf are identified.

Rarity

The map is very rare on the market, especially in fine old color.

Condition Description
Old Color. Minor color offsetting.
Reiner & Joshua Ottens Biography

The Ottens brothers, Reiner and Joshua, operated a successful printing partnership in the mid-eighteenth century (fl. 1726-1765). They began the venture in 1726, publishing maps and other prints as “R & I Ottens.” They specialized in the reprinting of others’ work, especially Guillaume De L’Isle. In 1750, Reiner died; his soon, also Reiner, took his place, but the firm began listing their works as “Joshua & Reiner Ottens.” The firm lasted until Joshua’s death in 1765. Joshua’s widow, Johanna de Lindt, sold their remaining stock of plates in 1784.