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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 18

Maps
Asia
1779 Indie Orientali di qua e di la dal Gange con il loro arcipelago. Venezia, by Antonio Zatta A set of four maps, each 19½ x 15¼ inches with original colour.

The four maps cover a large part of Asia from the borders of Afghanistan to Formosa and the edge of New Guinea. A fine and impressive group. (4). Photo

Antonio Zatta was a leading European cartographer and publisher, and his Atlante Novissimo (Venice, 1775-1785) was one of the most beautifully produced of all 18th Century atlases, with much space devoted to the new discoveries of Captain Cook. Along with his contemporary, Giovanni Battista Pasquali, Zatta was responsible for the revival of taste in Venetian fine printing. Famous for his sardonic tone and as something of a controversialist, he was also well known for producing lavish editions of Italian classics and raccolte (collections of poems for special occasions).

Estimate
SG$800 to SG$1,000