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| Keywords: 1775 Rizzi-Zannoni Map Northern Portugal - Oporto - Geographicus - PortugalNorth-zannoni-1775.jpg A beautiful example of Rizzi-Zannoni's curious decorative map of northern Portugal and Oporto Covers from just north of Lisbon north to Galicia and east as far as Valladolid Spain Engraved in a highly unusual topographic style this map offers excellent detail throughout showing mountains rivers forests national boundaries regional boundaries forts and cities Title appears above the upper border of the map This is one of the most highly detailed maps of northern Portugal to appear in the late 18th century Drawn by Rizzi-Zannoni around 1775 for issue as plate no A 8 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne 1775 undated Size in 17 5 13 object history credit line accession number PortugalNorth-zannoni-1775 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni Old maps of Portugal 1775 maps | ||||
