ANTONIO ZATTA (ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY) MAP / ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICA, SET OF 12, hand-colored, on laid paper, comprising title page lettered in part "LE / COLONIE UNITE / DELL' / AMERICA SETTENTR'LE." and "VENEZIA 1778 / PRESSO ANTONIO ZATTA", with offset map of Bermuda titled "LE ISOLE / BERMUDE", detailed scenic decoration taking up the majority of the plate, and 11 map plates numbered I through XI. Unframed. Circa 1778. Each approximately 12 1/2" x 16 1/2" to neat lines, most approximately 13 3/4" x 20" OA.
Very good condition, most remarkably clean overall, expected minor toning, minimal pencil notations to margins, some with scattered stains or foxing, title page with heavier toning along central fold-line/seam, an area of moderate stain, some scattered areas of glossy residue, and restoration along bottom edge.
Published: Plate VIII, William C. Woolridge - Mapping Virginia: From the Age of Exploration to the Civil War, p. 134, pl. 124.
Provenance: Property Deaccessioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia. All proceeds to benefit the Collections Acquisitions Fund.

Very good condition, most remarkably clean overall, expected minor toning, minimal pencil notations to margins, some with scattered stains or foxing, title page with heavier toning along central fold-line/seam, an area of moderate stain, some scattered areas of glossy residue, and restoration along bottom edge.