Venice – Queen of the Adriatic

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Iconografica Rappresentazione della Inclita Citta di Venezia

Consacrata al Reggio Serenissimo Domino Veneto.

UGHI, Lodovico
Venice,
Ludovico Furlanetto Sopra el Ponte dé Baretteri,
[c1739].
Large engraved wall map on eight sheets, title to banner at top, 16 views of Venice to left and right borders, text below, joined and mounted on linen, edged in green silk.
1500 by 2080mm. (59 by 82 inches).
2833

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One of the largest maps of Venice ever published, and the first map of the city based upon accurate field surveys. Lodovico Ughi's topographical map is a landmark in the cartographic history of Venice. Successive Venetian mapmakers in general did not significantly alter the appearance of the city: among the exceptions is Ughi's work. Not only is it one of the largest printed plans of Venice, but it also served for centuries as a model for subsequent maps.

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bibliography:

Susan Filter, 'Historic Intent: Lodovico Ughi's Topographical Map of Venice; A Large Wall Map as an Historic Document, a Work of Art, and a Material Artifact', 'The Book and Paper Group Annual' 13 (1994); Moretto, 152.

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