Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale Del Globo Terrestre Ed Acquatico.

Fine hand-colored example of Albrizzi's double hemisphere map of the World, one of the most elaborately decorated world maps to appear in mid-18th century Italy and a beautiful example of the Italian school of commercial cartography. One page, the map includes a finely executed armillary sphere, explorer's routes, unknown NW Coast of America, incomplete projections of Australia (still attached to New Guinea) and New Zealand, conjectural Asian Land mass extending toward Alaska and many other cartographic myths and misprojections. The cartographic content of the map was drawn from De l'Isle's Mappe Monde (1700), flanking artwork by important Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (ca. 1682-1754). In near fine condition. Matted. The map measures 14.75 inches by 12.5 inches. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 16.25 inches.