1866
Maker: Dower
Antique hand-colored map of part of Italy, with Milan, Verona, Mantua, Vicenza, Udine, Trieste, Venice, and more. Austria held the former Duchy of Milan (Lombardy) and the former Republic of Venice from 1815 (after the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed in 1805, had collapsed) until 1866 when the Third Italian War of Independence forced Austria to give up the territory and allowed Italy to annex it as a major step in the Unification of Italy. By John Dower, lith. Day & Son, published in the "Weekly Dispatch Atlas", c. 1866. Very good overall antique condition, with minor signs of age, small repaired tear at bottom and some spots. Measures approx. 12 x 17 inches to the neatline.
Item Number: EUR3080