Historic Map : Janvier Map of Italy, 1770, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in Fort Fisher at Pleasure Island

Fort Fisher at Pleasure Island

In addition to the main map there are three insets detailing Hadrian's W

and the Schoodic Peninsula

Further south the kingdoms of Deccan

Historic Map : Janvier Map of Italy, 1770, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in Fort Fisher at Pleasure IslandA beautiful example of Le Sieur Janvier's 1770 decorative map of Italy. Covers from the Gulf of Eyon eastward to include all of Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, the Adriatic, and parts of Hungary and Turkey in Europe. Extends south to include adjacent parts of Africa and north as far as Lake Geneva. An elaborate title cartouche rendered with Papal accoutrements appears in the lower left hand quadrant. A secondary cartouche bearing a six distance scales