Keywords: 1775 Zannoni Map of Southern Portugal, the Algarve, and Seville - Geographicus - PortugalAlgarve-zannoni-1775.jpg A beautiful example of Rizzi-Zannoni's curious decorative map of southern Portugal the Algarve and southwestern Spain Covers from Lisbon south to Gibraltar and east as far as Andorra Spain Engraved in a highly unusual topographic style this map offers excellent detail throughout showing mountains rivers forests national boundaries regional boundaries forts and cities A large decorative title cartouche depicting the heraldic crests Portugal and the Algarve appears in the lower left quadrant This is one of the most highly detailed maps of southern Portugal to appear in the late 18th century Drawn by Rizzi-Zannoni around 1775 for issue as plate no B 8 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne 1775 undated Size in 17 12 5 object history credit line accession number PortugalAlgarve-zannoni-1775 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni Old maps of the Iberian Peninsula 1775 maps Old maps of Portugal Old maps of Spain history of Algarve |