Antique Map and View of Lisbon (1755) — Elizabeth Bakewell, River Tagus & City Before the Earthquake Size:16.5" x 11.7" universities

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Antique Map and View of Lisbon (1755) — Elizabeth Bakewell, River Tagus & City Before the Earthquake Size:16.5" x 11.7" universitiesAn extraordinary 1755 map and panorama of Lisbon, engraved and published by Elizabeth Bakewell, one of the few prominent female map publishers of the 18th century. This two part composition, combining a birds eye map of the River Tagus and the citys harbor with a panoramic view of Lisbon from the river, offers a vivid glimpse of Portugals capital just before the catastrophic earthquake of November 1, 1755. The upper panel, titled A General View of the