Parma

Rare 1568 Lafreri school town-plan of Parma.

Parma

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SKU: NL-00277 Category: Tag:
Cartographer(s): Giulio Ballino , Paolo Forlani
Date: 1568
Place: Venice
Dimensions: 26.5 x 40.5 cm (10.3 x 16 in)
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Description

Rare Lafreri bird’s-eye-view of Parma, engraved by Paolo Forlani and first published in Il Primo Libro Delle Citta, Et Fortezze Principali Del Mondo. This example is from Giulio Ballino’s De’ Disegni Delle Piu Illustri Citta…, published by Zaltieri.

The view is oriented to the east and is filled with many charming details, including knights on horseback, canons firing, and soldiers in march.

This engraving is dated 1567 and has Italian text and the page number 19 on the verso.

The so-called “Lafreri” school of mapmakers constitutes a loose group of engravers and printers working in Venice and Rome in the middle of the sixteenth century who often bound together collections of maps and prints to form atlases.

Cartographer(s):

Giulio Ballino Paolo Forlani

Paolo Forlani (1525–1581) was an Italian mapmaker primarily active between 1560 and 1571. Born in Venice around 1525, Forlani became one of the most prominent mapmakers of the 16th century. He is particularly noted for his skill in engraving and publishing maps, many of which were produced for inclusion in composite atlases. He collaborated closely with other mapmakers of the time, including Giacomo Gastaldi and Antonio Lafreri, whose works formed the basis of the Lafreri School of Cartography.

During his lifetime and today, Forlani was held in high regard for the quality and detail of his maps, and he played a crucial role in cementing the paradigms of Renaissance cartography.

Condition Description

Strong print. Minor browning, foxing, wrinkling.

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