Discover the beauty of one of Italy's greatest maritime republics with this exquisite Genoa City Map Poster, created by renowned German cartographer Tobias Conrad Lotter in the 18th century. This beautifully engraved map presents the historic city of Genoa (Genova) alongside a magnificent panoramic view, offering a rare combination of geographic precision and artistic elegance characteristic of the golden age of European cartography.
Published in Augsburg before 1777, the map illustrates the historic territory surrounding Genoa with remarkable detail. Mountains are depicted using traditional hill shading, while roads, rivers, fortifications, and settlements are carefully engraved to create an accurate representation of one of the Mediterranean's most influential trading centers.
One of the map's most distinctive features is the spectacular panoramic engraving of Genoa stretching beneath the main map. The detailed city skyline showcases churches, palaces, defensive walls, harbors, and surrounding hills, providing a fascinating glimpse into the appearance of Genoa during the 18th century. A numbered index between the map and panorama identifies many of the city's most important landmarks.
The decorative Rococo title cartouche, crowned by the coat of arms of Genoa and adorned with classical ornamentation and allegorical figures, reflects the exceptional craftsmanship for which Tobias Conrad Lotter's maps are celebrated. An inset map of Genoa further enhances the composition, making this work both an outstanding historical reference and an elegant piece of decorative art.
Perfect for historians, collectors, travelers, architects, and admirers of antique city maps, this vintage Genoa poster makes an exceptional wall decoration for offices, libraries, studies, or interiors inspired by Italian history and classical cartography.
This is a reproduction print of a historical map
