CORSICA GOOD DETAILED COPPER ENGRAVED MAP BY VALLARDI 1840

CARTA MODERNA DELL' ISOLA DI COESICA

£235

Good large nineteenth century map of Corsica with a wealth of hithertoo unrecorded detail of mountains, rivers and aven the smallest villages.

Engraved by Manzoni for Vallardi's 'Atlante Geografico dell' Italia'. Corsica was incorporated into France in 1770, but the cartographer still describes the island as 'Italia Francese'.

Original outline colour

Very good condition