Antonio Zatta


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Antonio Zatta (fl. 1757 – April 2, 1797) was an Italian cartographer and publisher who was based in Venice. He may have lived from about 1722 to 1804.[1] One of his major contributions includes the Atlante Novissimo, a four volume atlas of the world.[2] Also, his grand study of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, printed in 1761.

From Atlante Novissimo

He also published an edition of the plays of Goldoni with engravings in 1789.

  • 1784 map of Chinese Tartary and Korea

  • 1782 map of the Kingdom of Naples

  • 1776 map of the North Pacific coast, particularly of North America. Note the erroneous presence of a Chinese colony "Fou-Sang", and the rumoured Strait of Anián.

  • 1779 map of the Kingdom of Bohemia

  • 1781 map of Eastern Europe

  • Another version of the above map of the North Pacific (1776)

  1. ^ "Zatta, Antonio (1722-1804) international form". catalogue.bnf.fr. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Antonio Zatta (1757-1797)". christina.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2014.