Description: 1794 Wilkinson Map of Sardinia dn Piedmont, Italy WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: A New Map of The Dominions of the King of Sardinia, with Part of The Estates of Genoa; from the best Authorities. Description: An exquisitely detailed first edition 1794 map of the Italian regions of Sardinia, Piedmont, Genoa, and Savoy by Robert Wilkinson. essentially two maps in one. The larger map focuses on the modern day northwest of Italy, including Piedmont, Genoa, Savoy, Alba and Montserrat. An inset in the lower right details the island of Sardinia. Color coding defines individual regions. In 1794 most of this region was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Just two years after this map was drawn the French, under Napoleon, invaded, essentially subjecting the Kingdom of Sardinia as client state of France. Following the Napoleonic wars Sardinia became fertile ground for the Italian solidarity movement, eventually birthing Guiseppe Garibaldi and his Red Shirts. engraved by Thomas Condar for the 1794 first edition of Robert Wilkinson's General Atlas. Size: Printed area measures 11.5 inches high by 9 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Minor marginal soiling. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "
Price: 220 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-11-22T21:30:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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