Very decorative reproductions of 17th century maps by Vincenzo Coronelli of:
1. Isola e Regno di Sardegna Sogggetta al Re' di Spagna Descritta . . . (Sardinia)
Copper plate hand colored Image size
2. di Corsica, Dedicata all' Em;mo e Rmo: Principe, il
Sr. Cardinale Carpegna, Vicario di Sua Santita. . .(Corsica)
Very decorative map of Corsica from “Isolario
dell’Atlante Veneto” published in Venice in 1696. Vincenzo Maria Coronelli is
widely recognised as one of Italy?s most famous and greatest cartographers. He made very famous globes (including an impressive very
large-scale pair for Louis XIV) and some of the most interesting and decorative
atlases of all 17th century like Atlante Veneto, Isolario, Corso Geografico
Universale, Libro dei Globi and also some pocket books about towns and islands.
These important works are all finely engraved in his unique style with high
quantity of toponymic and historical information. In 1680 Coronelli also
founded the oldest surviving geographical society “The Argonauts
Accademy”.
Image size 24” x 18”
3. Sicily Rare double-page copper
engraved, hand colored map, with the title with dedication within a cartouche
decorated with winged cherubs, drapes, festoons and coats of arms; scale of
miles within a cartouche decorated with scrolls and trinacria (the name of
Sicily coined by the ancient Greeks, meaning three-pointed, due to the
triangular shape of the island).
From: Atlante Veneto: Isolario descrizione geografico-historia. Venice: 1696-97
Vincenzo Maria
Coronelli was one of the most important and influential map makers of the late
17th Century. His maps are among the nicest and most decorative of their time.
Image size: 24" x 18"
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