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Studj Bibliografici e Biografici sulla Storia della Geografia in Italia; Pubblicati per cura della Deputazione ministeriale istituita presso la Società Geografica Italiana [with a preface by C. Correnti]. GOOGLE TRANSLATE: Bibliographic and Biographical studies on the History of Geography in Italy; published by the Ministerial Deputation established at the Italian Geographic Society [with a preface by C. Correnti].

Correnti, Cesare · Roma

Author
Correnti, Cesare
Date
1875
Place
Roma
Publisher
Tipografia Elzeviriana
Language
English
Binding
4to. ½ brown calf over marbled boards. Spine with 5 raised bands and gilt title in 2nd compartment.
Format
With 9 folded charts (maps) of considerable size at the back. Work published on the occasion of the second International Congress of Paris. Contains the following writings: Pietro Amat di S. Filippo, Biography of Italian travelers .; Gustavo Uzielli, Globes, Nautical charts and Portolani, Enrico Narducci, Geographical works existing in the main Libraries.
Category
History & Americana
Record
S.I.4333

"Studj Bibliografici e Biografici sulla Storia della Geografia in Italia" — (Translated: Bibliographic and Biographical Studies on the History of Geography in Italy)— published in Rome in 1875 by Tipografia Elzeviriana. The work was published on the occasion of the Second International Congress of Paris and includes a preface by C. Correnti.

This substantial Italian work brings together important studies concerning the history of geography in Italy, including Pietro Amat di S. Filippo's biographies of Italian travelers, Gustavo Uzielli's study of globes, nautical charts and portolani, and Enrico Narducci's survey of geographical works held in major libraries.

4to. Bound in half brown calf over marbled boards, with a spine featuring five raised bands and gilt title lettering in the second compartment.

The volume is particularly notable for its 9 large folding charts (maps) at the rear, providing important visual material relating to historical geography and cartography.

An interesting 19th-century Italian scholarly work for collectors of geography, cartography, maps, exploration, Italian travelers, and the history of geographical studies.

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