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1840 Black Map of South Italy: Naples and Sicily
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Title
Italy, South Part.
1840 (undated) 11.5 x 16 in (29.21 x 40.64 cm)
1840 (undated) 11.5 x 16 in (29.21 x 40.64 cm)
Description
A fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1840 map of southern Italy. The map covers the Kingdom of Naples of the Two Sicilies which extended from the Papal States south to include all of Sicily. It also shows the islands of Sardinia and part of the Island of Corsica. The Kingdom of Naples was the richest and largest Italian state before the Italian unification. Following the defeat of Napoleon and the merging of Sicily and Naples into the Two Sicilies, the Island of Sicily witnessed revolts against the Bourbon rule in 1820 and 1848. The final revolution in 1848 resulted in the island gaining independence from Bourbon control for 16 months. At the same time, revolutionary sentiments favoring the unification of Italy were gaining popularity under Giuseppe Garibaldi, paving the way to Italian solidarity. This map was engraved by S. Hall for issue in the 1840 edition of Black's General Atlas.
Cartographer
Charles and Adam Black (fl. 1807 - present) were map and book publishers based in Edinburgh. Charles and his uncle, Adam, both of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded their publishing firm in 1807. They published a series of maps and atlases throughout the 19th century. In addition to an array of atlases, the Black firm is known for their editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1817 - 1826) and the first publishing of Sir Walter Scott's novels in 1854. In 1889 the A. & C. Black publishing house moved to London where it remains in operation to this day. More by this mapmaker...
Source
Hall, Sydney, Black's General Atlas: A series of Fifty-Four Maps from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources, Engraved on Steel, In the First Style of the Art, (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black) 1840.
Condition
Very good. Blank on verso. Original platemark visible.
References
Philips (atlases) 4334.