View of Otranto Published 1840

Veduta della cita di Otranto Capoluogo delta Provincia (View of the town of Otranto Capital of the Province of Abruzzo) by Orlandini

Method: Copper plate etching

Published: Original Copper plate Etching from Geography Atlas of Italy by Zuccagni Orlandini c1840

Condition: Good condition, clear plate mark, on heavy paper

Approx engraved area: 405mm x 305mm (16" x 12")

Notes: Giuseppe Orlandini, changed to Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini (Fiesole, 1784 - Florence, 1872), was an Italian cartographer and geographer. Registered at the registry office as Giuseppe Orlandini, he changed his identity to Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini, in memory of his maternal uncle the botanist Attilio Zuccagni, of which he became heir. Abruzzo is an Italian region, east of Rome, with an Adriatic coastline and the Apennine Mountains. National parks and nature reserves cover much of its rugged interior. It also encompasses hilltop towns, dating to the medieval and Renaissance periods