Welt Zatta, Antonio 1774, 38 x 27,2 cm Zeigt Entdeckungsreisen von Bougainville und Kapt. Cook.In den vier Ecken Abbildungen von Frauen, die die Erdteile representieren mit grossen Tieren., Copper Plate, Hand Colored This is a double hemisphere world map with individually colored continents. This map was published shortly after James Cook's first Pacific voyage and shows his sea routes and those of Louis Antoine de Bougainville. New Zealands representation is still bulky, but is shown as two islands. Between the two hemispheres is a cartouche. Antonio Zatta is identified as creator above the carefully crafted compass. In the corners allegories of the four continents are represented. The label is in Italian. The map was made in 1774 in Venice. Antonio Zatta was a publisher and bookseller based in Venice. His birth date is unknown, his work had been published from 1750 until his death in 1804. He became well known through the publication of his "Atlante Novissimo" (1779-1785). This was a large Atlas which consisted of 240 maps in 4 volumes.
