Milan. AGNELLI. La gran città di Milano.

Very rare. In this map, Federico Agnelli chose planimetric representation with some perspective realization dedicated to the buildings of most interest, which stand out showing their physiognomy: Duomo, Archbishopric, Royal Palace, some churches and the Lazzaretto. It is a delightful plan of the city of Milan and one of the most powerful of fortresses, the area around the Castello Sforzesco has been extensively reworked and the surrounding streets partially obliterated. The name Agnelli is very important in the history of the Milanese graphic arts. Particularly interesting is this rare map, which begins in Milan the mixed type: it is planimetric in general, but brings up many buildings, mainly churches and monasteries. Although the author has updated it (see the diligent planimetric drawing of the lunettes of the castle added in 1656 and the modifications introduced in the legend of 249 titles), this plant derives directly from that of Marco Antonio Barateri of 1629. Agnelli was also the engraver for Giovanni Battista Sesti's Pianta delle citta, piazze e castelli fortificati in questo stato di Milano, Milan: 1707.

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