Digital Image: 1886 Richter Large Size Pocket Map of Naples (Napoli), Italy
Napoli-richter-1886_d
Title
Pianta Guida Prospettica della citta di Napoli.
1886 (dated) 29 x 38.5 in (73.66 x 97.79 cm) 1 : 32000
1886 (dated) 29 x 38.5 in (73.66 x 97.79 cm) 1 : 32000
Description
FOR THE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP, WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, CLICK HERE.
Digital Map Information
Geographicus maintains an archive of high-resolution rare map scans. We scan our maps at 300 DPI or higher, with newer images being 600 DPI, (either TIFF or JPEG, depending on when the scan was done) which is most cases in suitable for enlargement and printing.
Delivery
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Credit and Scope of Use
You can use your digial image any way you want! Our digital images are unrestricted by copyright and can be used, modified, and published freely. The textual description that accompanies the original antique map is not included in the sale of digital images and remains protected by copyright. That said, we put significant care and effort into scanning and editing these maps, and we’d appreciate a credit when possible. Should you wish to credit us, please use the following credit line:
Courtesy of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (http://www.geographicus.com).
How Large Can I Print?
In general, at 300 DPI, you should at least be able to double the size of the actual image, more so with our 600 DPI images. So, if the original was 10 x 12 inches, you can print at 20 x 24 inches, without quality loss. If your display requirements can accommodate some loss in image quality, you can make it even larger. That being said, no quality of scan will allow you to blow up at 10 x 12 inch map to wall size without significant quality loss. For more information, it is best consult a printer or reprographics specialist.
Refunds
If the high resolution image you ordered is unavailable, we will fully refund your purchase. Otherwise, digital images scans are a service, not a tangible product, and cannot be returned or refunded once the download link is used.
Cartographer
Richter and Company (1842 – 1930) were Neapolitan publishers of maps and travel posters most active in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The firm was founded in 1842 by Richter, a Swiss typographer and chromolithographer who immigrated to Naples shortly before opening the firm. Following the unification of Italy, he became the official printer of the government, producing various graphic works including currency. Later, in the 1880s, they began to produce promotional material, including the occasional map, for hotels. The company received a boost when they hired Mario Borgoni as their chief artistic director. Inspired by the art nouveau movement, Borgoni began expanding the hotel printing business into various hotel labels and posters, for which they are best known today. Borgoni's iconic posters and baggage labels, drawn for the finest hotels all over the world, are today highly coveted by ephemera and poster collectors. When the New York stock market crash of 1929 devastated the European hospitality industry, Borgoni left the company and they closed their doors in 1930. More by this mapmaker...