The Grand Waterway of Languedoc: Mapping the Canal du Midi, 1697

Antique print titled 'La Maison de Ville d'Utrecht'. Copper engraving of the city hall of Utrecht, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Les délices des Pays-Bas (..)' by Jean...

Title: "De ontdekking van Amerika. Voorgesteld in eene reeks geschiedkundige kaarten". Collection of hand-colored engraved maps by D. VEELWAARD on 1 sheet, "Dertiende aflevering,...

Antique map titled 'Fiandra Parte Occidentale (..)'. Depicts northern part of Flanders, from North Sea, extends through the northern region of France to the cities of Douai and V...

Antique map titled 'Caart van Languedoc'. Map of the Languedoc-Rousillion region in Southern France. Flanked by miniature plans and views of cities of the region like Montpellier, N...

Lovely etching on paper in back ink by Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto). Measurements: 22" x 15" Hand-numbered in pencil at the bottom right with the number 6. Part of a co...

Hebbelinck Roger Belgio 1912 /1987 canal du midi' etching on paper aquatint years 1950 signed by Dietrich & C. brussels grave' et imprime' par Hebbeli...

Created by Gustav Buek from an original oil painting made in 1892 by Thomas Moran. The painting is today owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both w...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. The ancient, original document of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was framed, in recent times, by a skilled Florentine master craftsman who used a frame in precious wood and painted gold. The "Notification" was a public notice issued by the authority to bring to the attention of the population or of the institutions or persons concerned a legislative situation, an administrative act, or a declaration of intent by the authority itself. In 1838 (the year of our document) Italy, still divided into Kingdoms, States, Ducats, was pervaded by a certain form of reformism; the different dukes, princes, etc. flaunting modernism, various programs begin to develop the economy, make the administration efficient, change some laws, intervene in the territory with infrastructures, such as roads, canals, and railways. For this reason, more professionalism, experience, and technical preparation were required for all operators who had to contribute to this change. In the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Grand Duke Leopold II...