Italy & Malta

This view shows the major eruption of Vesuvius in December 1631, published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Ital...

This is a view of the Solfatara volcanic crater, mythological home of Vulcan in the Phlegraean Fields at Pozzuoli, near Naples. It was published by...

This plan of of Ostia was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640, the Archontologia cosmica ...

This plan of Piacenza was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640, the Archontologia cosmica ...

This plan of Mantua was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640 and editions of the Theatrum ...

This plan of Genoa was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640 and editions of the Theatrum E...

This plan of Palmanova (a Venetian town founded in 1593, sheltered behind innovative fortifications taking the form of a nine-pointed star) was pub...

This plan of Loreto (site of the Basilica della Santa Casa) was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Itali...

This plan of Pavia (the ancient Ticinum) was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640 and edit...

This plan of Naples was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640 and editions of the Theatrum ...

This plan of Messina was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640 and editions of the Theatrum...

This plan of Florence was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640 and editions of the Theatru...

This map of Gallipoli in Apulia was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640, the Archontologi...

Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 27.5 x 37 cm, black and white, blank verso. Map showing the Duchy of Mantua.