Italy, Novara, Milano, Piemonte, Mortier, 1704, Novara du Duche de Milan.

Interesting copper engraved view of the city and citadel of Novara, Piedmont region, in Northern Italy, just outside of Milan. The city of Milan is visible left on the horizon. Includes a banderole-style title cartouche.

Printed first time by Johann Blaeu, this view has been republished by Pierre Mortier.

Joan Blaeu published during his life three town-books of Italy: Citta del Vaticano, Rome and Napoli. By the year 1672 a fire largely destroyed the main Blaeu workshop, and much of the prepared material. However, work on the town-book continued, and in 1682 the completed work was published in Amsterdam by the heirs of Joan Blaeu. The town-book was a great success and reissued several times by different publishers in Amsterdam, as late as 1726.

Pierre Mortier re-issued all the Blaeu plates in the years 1704/05 in an atlas comprising four volumes.

Excellent condition. Never folded.

Image 19x27cm, sheet 25x32cm