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FORLANI, Paolo de (fl. 1576). Venetia . Venice: Bolognimi Zaltieri, April 1566. Engraved bird's-eye view of Venice on one Royal sheet, 438 x 732mm. Title set in a decorative strapwork cartouche, key along lower margin, the lagoon decorated with ships and fishing vessels, later hand-colouring. (Remargined, old vertical fold neatly repaired, some spotting, some dampstaining affecting key, some small holes.) A fine and rare view of Venice, being the third state of 'the Furlani copy of the Master of Ica's plan', with the extra names added. Schultz 41: Woodward Forlani 42.03; Tooley 582-583 (same item); Watermark sim. to Woodward 245, but 10mm longer.