RIZZI-ZANNONI, Giovanni Antonio (1736–1814) — *Li Palatinati di Braclaw, e Kiowia*. Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1799.
RIZZI-ZANNONI, Giovanni Antonio (1736–1814) — *Li Palatinati di Braclaw, e Kiowia*. Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1799.
Contour-colored copperplate engraving from the period, on paper, 420 × 320 mm, on a sheet measuring 500 × 385 mm. Verso blank. Traces of atlas folding; paper slightly creased. Engraved by G. Pitteri, drawn by G. Maderni.
A beautiful map of the Braclaw and Kyiv provinces, covering part of what is now central and northern Ukraine. The provinces and major administrative divisions are distinguished by period-contour coloring, and the map details numerous towns, rivers, roads, and other geographical features. The cartouche in the lower right corner is adorned with a charming pastoral scene featuring trees, shrubs, and a country house—a motif characteristic of Zatta’s decorative style.
The map was published in Antonio Zatta’s *Atlante Novissimo* and is based on Giovanni Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni’s map of Poland (see item 47). It preserves the historical political landscape of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the period preceding the Partitions, when the Bracław and Kyiv provinces were among the main provinces of the Polish Crown.
RIZZI-ZANNONI, Giovanni Antonio (1736–1814) — *Li Palatinati di Braclaw, e Kiowia*. Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1799.
Contour-colored copperplate engraving from the period, on paper, 420 × 320 mm, on a sheet measuring 500 × 385 mm. Verso blank. Traces of atlas folding; paper slightly creased. Engraved by G. Pitteri, drawn by G. Maderni.
A beautiful map of the Braclaw and Kyiv provinces, covering part of what is now central and northern Ukraine. The provinces and major administrative divisions are distinguished by period-contour coloring, and the map details numerous towns, rivers, roads, and other geographical features. The cartouche in the lower right corner is adorned with a charming pastoral scene featuring trees, shrubs, and a country house—a motif characteristic of Zatta’s decorative style.
The map was published in Antonio Zatta’s *Atlante Novissimo* and is based on Giovanni Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni’s map of Poland (see item 47). It preserves the historical political landscape of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the period preceding the Partitions, when the Bracław and Kyiv provinces were among the main provinces of the Polish Crown.
