Provincia di Calabria Ultra 1 - A. Zezon 1838

Map depicting the Province of Calabria Ultra I, issued from “Storia del Regno di Napoli...”. The composition relates to southern Calabria and follows the cartographic conventions of early nineteenth-century Italian production.

The layout is defined by clarity and precision, with a detailed delineation of coastlines, mountainous reliefs, road networks, and settlements. The lithographic line, clean and orderly, provides a systematic reading of the territory, balancing documentary function and visual presentation.

This example represents Neapolitan editorial production of its time and belongs to the tradition of scientific and administrative cartography, constituting a significant testimony to the territorial organization of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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Art Historical Note
Antonio Zezon was among the publishers active in nineteenth-century Naples, known for disseminating historical and geographical works of documentary value. His publications, often accompanied by maps, reflect the growing need for structured territorial knowledge.

The work belongs to “Storia del Regno di Napoli”, conceived as a historical-geographical description of the region. Examples of this type, intended for educated and administrative audiences, document the development of regional cartography in the pre-unification period.

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Technical Sheet
Type: Map
Author: L. De Salvatori (draughtsman)
Publisher: A. Zezon
Place: Naples
Period: 1838
Material: Paper
Technique: Lithography
Decoration: Title and administrative divisions
Dimensions:
Sheet: 44 x 60 cm
Plate: 31 x 39 cm
Marks / signatures / inscriptions: Title “Provincia di Calabria Ultra I”; from “Storia del Regno di Napoli...”

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Condition Report
Sheet in very good overall condition.
Minor scattered foxing.
Engraved surface clear and well preserved.
Verso blank.