Lot 372
BARBIERI, Carlo. Direzione pe' viaggiatori in Italia. Bologna: 1772. 8°, engraved frontispiece, parallel titles and text in French and Italian, 24 folding engraved road maps, contemporary limp patterned boards. Second edition.
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GBP 977
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Barbieri's famous road atlas, first published in 1771, was popular enough to be reprinted 159 times. It includes symbols for staging posts, castles and towns, and gives prices in the local currency of each state.