This map of Warsaw was drawn by Italian cartographer Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni in 1772, based on an earlier map published by Pierre Ricaud de Tirregaille in 1762.
Technically, the map published by Tirregaille was the first map of Warsaw drawn using information from a scientific topographical survey of the city. Rizzi Zannoni's adaptation is practically identical in terms of cartography, with only minor corrections. The major difference introduced by Rizzi Zannoni is related to greater attention to detail in the shapes and legend, as well as an attractive use of colours, resulting in a visual improvement.
The map also includes drawings of the city's main buildings. Some of the buildings depicted were destroyed after the Second World War and were not rebuilt, as is the case with Brühl Palace.
Some copies of this map were used by Polish nobles to seek help in Paris and restructure the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was already facing major internal crises.
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