Lot N. 24
Pierre Mortier
(1661 - 1711)
La Ville de Mantoue
Copper engraving, watercolored, in frame. At the top right detailed legend with the "notable places of the city of Mantua" and the indication of responsibilities "A. Amsterdam / Chez Piere Mortier / Avec Privilège". The plant is dedicated to the king of Prussia and voter of Brandenburg Federico III, as learned from the inscription included in the garland placed in the lower right corner. Mild traces of Foxing
Matrix 60x43 cm
Table no. XXIII taken from "Nouveau Theater d'Italie, ou description Exacte de Ses Villes, Palais, Eglises, etc. et les Cartes Geographiques de Toutes Ses Provinces [...]", published in Amsterdam by Pierre Mortier in 1704