Milano
| Reference: | S39323 |
| Author | Ferrando BERTELLI |
| Year: | 1568 ca. |
| Zone: | Milano |
| Printed: | Venice |
| Measures: | 285 x 200 mm |
€2,200.00
| Reference: | S39323 |
| Author | Ferrando BERTELLI |
| Year: | 1568 ca. |
| Zone: | Milano |
| Printed: | Venice |
| Measures: | 285 x 200 mm |
€2,200.00
Description
In the upper center, under the upper border, the title: MILANO. In the lower right corner are the initials AF. Divided on three sides of the table, there is a numerical legend with 148 references to notable places and monuments.
Map of the city, engraved by the monogrammist AF probably for the publisher Ferrando Bertelli. The work follows the model introduced by the plan of Antonio Lafreri that, although dated 1573, refers to the situation of the city around 1560. It is also possible that the two maps had a common source, unknown to us today. Both have a different orientation from the one common to the city plans of the sixteenth century, usually with the east at the top. In both, in fact, the east is placed to the right, so that the castle is at the top, right in the middle of the wide crown formed by the fortifications.
Despite the small size, the numerical legend here is composed of 148 references, well over the 86 present in the second issue of the Lafreri’s map. The map is not present in any of the known copy of the Civitatum aliquot insigniorum et locorum, magis munitorum exacta delineatio: cum additione aliquot insularum principalium, the town book published by Ferrando Bertelli, Venice 1568. However, the map of Milan found in the so-called Strabo Atlas is included in the section that follows the engraved titlepage of Bertelli's collection.
“Altra opera di notevole interesse nell’ambito della cartografia urbana rinascimentale è il Civitatum aliquot insigniorum et locorum… di Ferdinando o Ferrando Bertelli. Bertelli nasce a Boarno di Salò, l’odierna Vobarno, intorno al 1520. Incisore, editore, calcografo e mercante di stampe attivo a Venezia all’insegna di S. Marco in Merzaria. Poco conosciamo della sua vita, di certo collaborò con Camocio e con Paolo Forlani per l’edizione e la vendita di incisioni, carte geografiche e piante di città. Nel filone dell’iconografia urbana, Ferrando si inserì nel periodo di iniziale fervore editoriale, che coinvolse molti degli editori veneziani. La sua opera più importante è appunto la raccolta dal frontespizio bilingue, italiano e latino, Civitatum aliquot insigniorum et locorum, magis munitorum exacta delineatio: cum additione aliquot insularum principalium. Disegni di alcune più illustri città, et fortezze del mondo, con aggionta di alcune Isole principali, con imprint Ferrando Bertelli formis M.D.LXVIII (1568). Si tratta di un’opera molto particolare, priva di indice, e quindi, anche in questo caso come già abbiamo visto per il “Primo Libro” di Forlani-Zenoi, ogni esemplare esaminato risulta diverso dall’altro. Questa peculiarità avvalora l’ipotesi che le raccolte urbane venissero assemblate secondo la richiesta del committente. La mancanza di indice, unitamente al fatto che il frontespizio venne in seguito utilizzato da Donato Bertelli (con il quale non si è potuto stabilire un legame di parentela) fa sì che sotto lo stesso titolo possano talvolta ritrovarsi collezioni eterogenee, sia per soggetti che per numero di immagini” (S. Bifolco, Città e Fortezze Principali del Mondo. Le prime raccolte italiane di cartografia urbana e gli isolari del XVI secolo in S. Bifolco – F. Ronca, “Cartografia e topografia italiana del XVI secolo”, p. 123).
Etching and engraving, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, in excellent condition. Very rare.
Bibliografia
Bifolco-Ronca, Cartografia e topografia italiana del XVI secolo, p. 2235, tav. 1137; Meurer (2002): n. 156; Arrigoni-Bertarelli (1931): n. 981; Verga (1911): n. 18.
Ferrando BERTELLI (attivo a Venezia seconda metà del XVI secolo)
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Bertelli family represents the largest group of publishers, engravers, cartographers and merchants of prints of the sixteenth century. Ferrando Bertelli was the most productive, active between 1570, the 1560th, but maps of the last quarter of the century are known by the names of Andrea, Donato, Lucca, Nicholas and Peter. This was mainly active in Padua, where he led a workshop in letterpress and engravings. The earliest records show the asset at the date of 1589 as an engraver of several plates for an edition entitled Diversarum nationum habitus which was published in collaboration with Alciato Alciati. Pietro Bertelli had a library in Padua "the banner of the Angel". At his death the business was inherited by his son Francis. Bertelli was wandering engraver, copperplate engraver and publisher, print dealer active in Venice between 1561 and 1572. We do not have the precise biographical Bertelli.
He teamed with Camocio and the Forlani for the edition and trade cards and plants, they should also become the core business of spreading in the city by Italian and foreign ones, increasing the development of cartography. As a publisher chalcographer emerged from his workshop papers invention of Giacomo Gastaldi, Pirro Ligorio etc.. Although numerous papers of Drawings of the most illustrious cities and fortresses in the world (Venice 1568) bear his signature. Of 1572 is his last edition, the famous islands, harbors, fortresses … Sig.ria subject to Venice, a collection of 88 maps and charts, loose and perhaps already published some of them attributable to the engraving by Martin Rota Sibenik . Later, Ferrando mapss were reprinted by Donato Bertelli (by which we can not determine whether there were family ties) and Donato Rascicotti. Bibliography: Valerio, Cartographers Veneti, p. 149.
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Ferrando BERTELLI (attivo a Venezia seconda metà del XVI secolo)
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Bertelli family represents the largest group of publishers, engravers, cartographers and merchants of prints of the sixteenth century. Ferrando Bertelli was the most productive, active between 1570, the 1560th, but maps of the last quarter of the century are known by the names of Andrea, Donato, Lucca, Nicholas and Peter. This was mainly active in Padua, where he led a workshop in letterpress and engravings. The earliest records show the asset at the date of 1589 as an engraver of several plates for an edition entitled Diversarum nationum habitus which was published in collaboration with Alciato Alciati. Pietro Bertelli had a library in Padua "the banner of the Angel". At his death the business was inherited by his son Francis. Bertelli was wandering engraver, copperplate engraver and publisher, print dealer active in Venice between 1561 and 1572. We do not have the precise biographical Bertelli.
He teamed with Camocio and the Forlani for the edition and trade cards and plants, they should also become the core business of spreading in the city by Italian and foreign ones, increasing the development of cartography. As a publisher chalcographer emerged from his workshop papers invention of Giacomo Gastaldi, Pirro Ligorio etc.. Although numerous papers of Drawings of the most illustrious cities and fortresses in the world (Venice 1568) bear his signature. Of 1572 is his last edition, the famous islands, harbors, fortresses … Sig.ria subject to Venice, a collection of 88 maps and charts, loose and perhaps already published some of them attributable to the engraving by Martin Rota Sibenik . Later, Ferrando mapss were reprinted by Donato Bertelli (by which we can not determine whether there were family ties) and Donato Rascicotti. Bibliography: Valerio, Cartographers Veneti, p. 149.
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