Old Map of Naples by Vallardi, 1868: Via Toledo, Quartieri Spagnoli, Castel dell'Ovo, Villa Comunale, Teatro San Carlo Size:24x30in (60x75cm) The borders are crisp yet

The borders are crisp yet restrained—asserting jurisdiction without overwhelming topography—an effective visual grammar for a region where sovereignty

The map showcases the region encompassing Preston

The map’s focus is the remote and storied Easter Island—Île de Pâques—set adrift in the vast expanse of the southeastern Pacific Ocean

Major cities like Cairo

and where reefs and shoals threaten hull and cargo

Old Map of Naples by Vallardi, 1868: Via Toledo, Quartieri Spagnoli, Castel dell'Ovo, Villa Comunale, Teatro San Carlo Size:24x30in (60x75cm) The borders are crisp yetPianta della citta di Napoli, issued in 1868 by the Milanese cartographer Francesco Vallardi, captures the city at a pivotal momentnewly national yet indelibly Neapolitan. Vallardis reputation for precise urban mapping shows in the densely lettered street network, the careful delineation of churches and civic monuments, and the eloquent rendering of the shoreline curving along the Bay of Naples. The plan privileges the living city: quarters spill into