PLANO DE LIMA

Lima: Litografia y Tipografia Carlos Fabbri.  , 1908. 1 colored map, Map Info: Scale 1:20,000. Cartgraph Code:Category of scale: a Constant ratio linear horizontal scale: 20000. Map framed. OCLC: 264972790. (Almost fine). Item #117457

Elaboró uno de los más completos planos de Lima a co- mienzos del siglo XX (1908), el cual graficó el desarrollo que ... Litografía Tip. Carlos Fabbri]. "The Italian engraver and printer Carlos Fabbri studied art & design in Italy. In 1887 he moved to Peru and commenced his career as artist & designer for the journal El Peru Ilustrado in Lima. By 1888 Litografia y Tipografia Carlos Fabbri, Lima, Peru, was set up in Calle Mercaderes 140. Having acquired the most up-to-date printing machinery from Italy they soon became leading book publishers and printers of postage stamps, maps, colour labels, posters, cheques, share certificates and, amongst other things, cigarette insert cards for tobacco companies during the period 1890-1920 (approx). Fabbri's artistic and industrial work was awarded gold medals at exhibitions in Paris, Milan, Madrid, London (1906) and Lima (1910)" (World of Playing Cards). Four copies in OCLC.

Price: $400.00