Southern Italy Sicily Malta Sardinia 1836 Brue large detailed map hand color

Italie, Partie Sud.

(Europe, Italy, Southern Italy, Kingdom of Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta).

Issued 1836, Paris by A. Brue. [Delagrave].

Lovely and uncommon early 19th century folio sheet antique map. Engraved with original hand color, piano key border.

Longitude given from Paris. Small color key indicating political divisions as they then existed.

Minor light offsetting, but overall clean and attractive.

Original fold line as issued.

Closed 2 1/2" split in centerfold within wide bottom blank margin.

Sheet measures c. 19" x 24 1/2".

Engraved area measures c. 14" x 20".

[R22050].

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 1, p. 199.