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Printed volume

Object/Work Catalog Level: volume
Type:  book  
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Authority
  Component/Parts-Types:
           etchings  
           maps  
           plans  
           panoramas
           pages
Quantity:
178
Controlled list  
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Classification Terms:
           prints and drawings
           European art
           rare books
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Titles or Names Text: Theatrum civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliae regnorum
    Preference: preferred
    Type: inscribed
    Language: Latin
Text: Views of the Cities and Sights of the Realm of Naples and Sicily
    Preference: alternate
    Type: descriptive
    Language: English
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Creation Creator Description: Joan Blaeu (Dutch, 1596-1673), with Bastiaen Stopendaal (Dutch, 1637-before 1707) Free text
  Identity: Blaeu, Joan
Roles: printmaker
            publisher

Identity: Stopendaal, Bastiaen
Role: printmaker
Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: 1663
Earliest: 1663  Latest: 1663
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  Creation Place/Original Location: Amsterdam (North Holland, Netherlands) Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: 78 pages, 2 folded leaves Free text
Materials and Techniques Description: hand-colored etchings, texts are printed Free text
  Material Names:
        ink Role: medium
        watercolor Role: medium
        paper Role: support
Technique Name:
        etching
        printing
        hand coloring
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Inscriptions/ Marks Transcription or Description: cover: Theatrvm civitatvm et admirandorvm Italiæ: ad ævi veteris & præsentis temporis faciem expressum / a` Ioanne Blaeu, G.F. Free text
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
        cityscapes
        landscapes
        Sicily (Italy)
        Naples (Campania, Italy)
        maps
Authority
Descriptive Note Text: With the exception of 2 double folded leaves of plates, all etchings are on pages backed with text. There are 8 half page, 1 single and 22 double page etchings, all colored. Free text
  Citation: Getty Research Library, Special Collections database
Page:
accessed 20 July 2005
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Getty Research Library, Special Collections (Los Angeles, California, United States)
Repository Number: 92-B27718
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Revised 28 August 2006