Amsterdam: Pieter MORTIER, ca. 1704. Large double-page view (21 � x 25 � inches; 18 � x 24 � inches plate size) of SAN LEO on the Adriatic coast from Mortier's "Nouveau Theatre d'Italie," an extensive Grand Tour in book form based on Joan BLAEU's designs for his 1663 "Theatrum Civitatum et Admirandorum Italiae." Condition: excellent with full margins and no visible flaws except some scattered foxing; later color. Named after the 4th-century saint, Leo of Montefeltro, the town is situated on the steep slopes of Mount Feretrius (in honor of Iuppiter Feretrius) with a fortress at its peak. Blaeu relied on the eyewitness accounts of his 23-year-old son Pieter (sent to Italy in ca. 1660), a network of collaborators including Carlo Emanuele Vizzani, and the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" to compile his town atlas. Although not present in the "Civitates," the prospect of San Leo (with an 8-wind compass rose in the foreground) reiterates the picturesque compositions of Georg Hoefnagel. Seller Inventory # 6BD0015

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Title: S. Leo / Ville de l'Etat de l'Eglise, Dans ...

Publisher: Pieter Mortier, Amsterdam

Publication Date: 1704

Binding: No binding

Condition: Near fine

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Arader Galleries in New York City is one of the nation's foremost sellers of illustrated material from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Arader Books began in 2021 as a curated set of antiquarian books of the highest quality, specializing in atlases, voyages and natural history items -- especially plates of birds and flowers. Our shop is located at 1016 Madison Avenue (at East 79th Street) over six stories of a historic beaux-arts mansion. We welcome inquiries in-person, over the telephone or via e-mail. Jonah Rosenberg was educated at Brown University (A.B. (Honors) in Classics: Greek & Latin) and at the University of Oxford (St. John's College, D.Phil in Classical Archaeology). He has been a professor of art-history for over a decade and an antiquarian bookseller for nine years. These joint pursuits position him to describe and catalog illustrated material with absolute precision as well as scholarly authority. His aim is to build his clients' knowledge and enthusiasm about this material. Please feel free to write with any queries you may have; note that Dr. Rosenberg works Tuesday-Saturday, 10-6.

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