Lot 610
One of the most famous Italian explorers
Giovanni Roncagli
Photo portrait with dedication and autograph signature.
The dedication is dated August the seventeenth, 1881.
Albumina on original card of the photographic studio 'Luigi Guida / Napoli / Via Toledo 306'. Some small holes at the edge of albumin. Mm 135x100.
'A Madame Hélene […] mon aimable compagne de sé jour à Livourne pendant le mois d’Aout 1881 […]'. Giovanni Roncagli (1857-1929), officer of the Navy, was one of the greatest Italian explorers. He was general secretary of the Società Geografica Italiana.