ITALY,1835 Historical Antique Map Start Price USD 150.00 Current Price USD 150.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Victoria, British Columbia See more about 'ITALY,1835 Historical Antique Map' Description ITALY,1835 Antique Map ITALY,1835 Antique Map Historical Collectible Map Beautiful Engraved Black & White Map Engraving ITALY CLOSE-UP BELOW Engraved by ALEXANDER FINDLAY Published by THOMAS KELLY in 1835, Paternoster Row, London Approximate Overall Size: 8 X 10 1/2 inches General Information: Officially Italian Republic, republic, S Europe. It borders on France in the northwest, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, the Ionian Sea in the south, the Adriatic Sea in the east, Slovenia in the northeast, and Austria and Switzerland in the north. The country includes the large Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia and several small islands, notably Elba , Capri , Ischia , and the Lipari Islands . Vatican City and San Marino are two independent enclaves on the Italian mainland. Rome is Italy's capital and largest city. About 75% of Italy is mountainous or hilly, and roughly 20% of the country is forested. There are narrow strips of low-lying land along the Adriatic coast and parts of the Tyrrhenian coast. In addition to Rome, other important cities include Milan , Naples , Turin , Genoa , Palermo , Bologna , Florence , Catania , Venice , Bari , Trieste , Messina , Verona , Padua , Cagliari , Taranto , Brescia , and Livorno . Northern Italy, made up largely of a vast plain that is contained by the Alps in the north and drained by the Po River and its tributaries, comprises the regions of Liguria , Piedmont , Valle d'Aosta, Lombardy , Trentino-Alto Adige , Venetia , Friuli-Venezia Giulia , and part of Emilia-Romagna (which extends into central Italy). It is the richest part of the country, with the best farmland, the chief port (Genoa), and the largest industrial centers. Northern Italy also has a flourishing tourist trade on the Italian Riviera, in the Alps (including the Dolomites), on the shores of its beautiful lakes (Lago Maggiore, Lake Como, and Lake Garda), and in Venice. Gran Paradiso, the highest peak wholly situated within Italy, rises in Valle d'Aosta. The Italian peninsula, bootlike in shape and traversed in its entire length by the Apennines (which continue on into Sicily), comprises central Italy ( Marche , Tuscany , Umbria , and Latium regions) and southern Italy ( Campania , Basilicata , Abruzzi , Molise , Calabria , and Apulia regions). Central Italy contains great historic and cultural centers such as Rome, Florence, Pisa , Siena , Perugia , Assisi , Urbino , Bologna, Ravenna , Rimini , Ferrara , and Parma . The major cities of S Italy, generally the poorest and least developed part of the country, include Naples, Bari, Brindisi , Foggia , and Taranto. CONDITION: Very Good Condition. Map Image is clear, crisp and sharp with beautiful detail. Blank on Reverse side. As Scanned Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!