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Milan. AGNELLI. La gran città di Milano.

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AGNELLI, Federico. La gran città di Milano. Milan, early 18th century
Engraved bird's-eye view of Milan. Sheet 549 x 640mm, Engraving 416 x 556mm. Title set in a scrolled ribbon at the upper margin, principal buildings numbered from 1 to 249 and recorded in two columns at left and right margins. At the bottom right, the caption “In Milano nelle Stampe del Agnelli”. Some stains on the wide margins, good specimen.
Condition Report: Very rare. In this map, Federico Agnelli chose planimetric representation with some perspective realization dedicated to the buildings of most interest, which stand out showing their physiognomy: Duomo, Archbishopric, Royal Palace, some churches and the Lazzaretto. It is a delightful plan of the city of Milan and one of the most powerful of fortresses, the area around the Castello Sforzesco has been extensively reworked and the surrounding streets partially obliterated. The name Agnelli is very important in the history of the Milanese graphic arts. Particularly interesting is this rare map, which begins in Milan the mixed type: it is planimetric in general, but brings up many buildings, mainly churches and monasteries. Although the author has updated it (see the diligent planimetric drawing of the lunettes of the castle added in 1656 and the modifications introduced in the legend of 249 titles), this plant derives directly from that of Marco Antonio Barateri of 1629. Agnelli was also the engraver for Giovanni Battista Sesti's Pianta delle citta, piazze e castelli fortificati in questo stato di Milano, Milan: 1707.

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AGNELLI, Federico. La gran città di Milano. Milan, early 18th century
Engraved bird's-eye view of Milan. Sheet 549 x 640mm, Engraving 416 x 556mm. Title set in a scrolled ribbon at the upper margin, principal buildings numbered from 1 to 249 and recorded in two columns at left and right margins. At the bottom right, the caption “In Milano nelle Stampe del Agnelli”. Some stains on the wide margins, good specimen.
Condition Report: Very rare. In this map, Federico Agnelli chose planimetric representation with some perspective realization dedicated to the buildings of most interest, which stand out showing their physiognomy: Duomo, Archbishopric, Royal Palace, some churches and the Lazzaretto. It is a delightful plan of the city of Milan and one of the most powerful of fortresses, the area around the Castello Sforzesco has been extensively reworked and the surrounding streets partially obliterated. The name Agnelli is very important in the history of the Milanese graphic arts. Particularly interesting is this rare map, which begins in Milan the mixed type: it is planimetric in general, but brings up many buildings, mainly churches and monasteries. Although the author has updated it (see the diligent planimetric drawing of the lunettes of the castle added in 1656 and the modifications introduced in the legend of 249 titles), this plant derives directly from that of Marco Antonio Barateri of 1629. Agnelli was also the engraver for Giovanni Battista Sesti's Pianta delle citta, piazze e castelli fortificati in questo stato di Milano, Milan: 1707.

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