Ref NoLDGSL/65
TitleRizzi Zannoni's maps of the Bay Naples
Date1790-1794
LevelFile
Extent3 maps
FormatMap/section
DescriptionThree engraved, topographical maps of the area around of Naples, Italy, by Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni, comprising:

1) 'Pianta della Città Napoli come esiste presente Anno' [Map of the city of Naples as exists in the present year], 1790.

2) 'Topografia dell' agro Napoletano con le sue adjacenze' [Topography of the Neapolitan countryside and its environs], 1793.

3) 'Carta del littorale di Napoli e de luoghi antichi più rimarchevoli di quei contorni' [Map of the coast of Naples and the more remarkable ancient places...], 1794.
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CustodialHistoryThe items were found in a drawer in Map Library, not having been catalogued into the new system as they were deemed non geological. Transferred to the Archives in 2017.
ProvenanceThe maps are probably those presented by George Bellas Greenough, recorded at the Ordinary Meeting of 7 June 1811.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageItalian
ArchNoteDescription by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameRIZZI ZANNONI | Giovanni Antonio | 1736-1814 | cartographer
SubjectVolcanoes
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2172RIZZI ZANNONI; Giovanni Antonio (1736-1814); cartographer1736-1814
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA258Italy
NA51Naples
NA52Mount Vesuvius
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