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Calabria by Parisio

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Calabria by Parisio

Author: Prospero Parisio

Year/Period: 1592

Size:Inches:16 x 14
CM:41 x 37

Price: $389.99

SKU: REG 71

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Description:

This map of Calabria, published in Rome in 1592, was realized by the Cosenza-born archeologist Prospero Parisio and engraved by Natale Bonifazi. The map, dedicated to the Cardinal Palotta, shows a much more detailed depiction of the region that any previously available and is considered an expression of that genre of the literature of the late-Renaissance that exhalted the mith of Calabria and the splendor of Magna Grecia in contrast to the image of Calabria as wasteland.

Engraving Information:

This artistic reproduction of a vintage map was made using modern graphic procedures, but obtaining the results found in the antique copperplate engraving technique, as one can easily find out by lightly rubbing his/her finger on the map. This map, which is an exact reproduction of the original antique, is printed on cotton paper panels which are glued and mounted on a cotton cloth background "a stacchi" (slightly separated from each other), in order to allow for folding and easier transport. Finally, map is water-colored by hand making it a truly unique piece, worthy of the original old print.