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1909 Italy For Travellers by Karl Baedeker Antique Travel Guide w/Maps

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1909 Italy For Travellers by Karl Baedeker Antique Travel Guide w/Maps

Italy; From The Alps To Naples - Handbook For Travellers
By Karl Baedeker
With 25 Maps and 52 Plans
Publi shed by Karl Baedeker Publisher: Leipzig 1909 14th Second Edition

" Karl Baedeker's Italy; From The Alps To Naples - Handbook For Travellers is one of the most celebrated early twentieth-century guidebooks, representing the gold standard of pre-war European travel literature. This 1909 Leipzig edition reflects Baedeker's meticulous scholarship and practical precision, offering detailed itineraries through Northern and Central Italy, from the Alpine passes and Lombard lakes to Rome and the Bay of Naples. Designed for the cultured Edwardian traveller, the guide combines concise historical commentary with carefully graded hotel listings, transport routes, and practical advice, all presented in Baedeker's famously clear and methodical style.

The volume is richly furnished with 25 maps and 52 plans and sketches, many of them finely printed and folding, allowing travellers to navigate cities, railway systems, and archaeological sites with confidence. Baedeker's cartography is particularly prized for its clarity and durability, and the red cloth binding with gilt titling became an instantly recognisable symbol of serious continental travel. Beyond its practical function, the handbook now serves as a fascinating historical document, capturing Italy at a pivotal moment before the upheavals of the First World War altered Europe's social and political landscape.

Today, Baedeker guides are highly collectible for their craftsmanship, cartographic detail, and insight into the culture of Grand Tour travel in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This 1909 edition, complete with its numerous maps and plans, offers both historical charm and enduring reference value, appealing to collectors of classic travel literature, enthusiasts of Italian history, and admirers of traditional Baedeker guidebooks."

General wear to covers and spine as shown. Some damage to outer spine. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. Large foldout maps in very good condition. All other maps, plans etc present. Pages are clean and well presented. An decent copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 16cm x 11cm x 2.5cm - 398 Pages

PRODUCT DETAILS


Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["Illustrated", "Large Foldout Map", "Folding Plans", "Marbled Text Block"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear to covers and spine as shown. Some damage to outer spine. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. Large foldout maps in very good condition. All other maps, plans etc present. Pages are clean and well presented. An decent copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Karl Baedeker
Publisher: Karl Baedeker Publisher: Leipzig
Year Printed: 1909
Sub-subject: Italy Travel Guide