Map of the Alpine country, in the south of Europe; by A. Arrowsmith.
Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823)
Category
Maps
Date
1804
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3231036
Summary
Bibliographic description
1 map on 4 sheets : col., mounted on linen ; 132 x 152 cm. on sheets 66 x 76 cm. folded to 23 x 17 cm. Set of four folded sheets comprising one large map in slip-case. Maps are mounted on linen with a light blue silk border stitched on. Parchment title tab attached to top edge of each folded sheet, containing manuscript description of the part: "N.W.", "N.E.", "S.W." or "S.E.". Binding: nineteenth-century grey paper over pasteboard slip-case; paper label on front cover, with manuscript title: "N. Italy".
Makers and roles
Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823), mapmaker John Webber (London 1751 – London 1793), artist W. West, engraver (printmaker) H. Wilson (fl.1807), engraver (printmaker)