Corfu Kerkyra Greece 1686 Coronelli Unusual Antique Original Miniature MapANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP OF KERKYRA CORFU GREECE

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CORFU KERKYRA GREECE 1686 CORONELLI UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MINIATURE MAP. Coronelli was born the fifth child of a tailor in Venice. Around 1663, Coronelli joined the Franciscan Order and in 1671, entered the Venetian convent of Saint Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Coronelli excelled in the fields of cosmography, mathematics, and geography. CORFU KERKYRA GREECE 1686 CORONELLI UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MINIATURE MAP CORFU KERKYRA GREECE 1686 CORONELLI UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MINIATURE MAP Description Isle de Corfu. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1696 Vincenzo Coronelli's copper engraved miniature map of the Greek Island of Corfu, or Kerkyra, (referred to as "Isle de Corfu"). Historical Context: The island is depicted during the long rule of the Venetian Republic (1386–1797). Corfu was a key strategic outpost, nicknamed the "Gateway to the Adriatic," to defend Venetian trade routes against the Ottoman Empire. Geographic Details: Corfu Canal: The strait between the island and the mainland coast of Epirus. Partie de l'Epiro: The section of mainland visible at the top of the map. Fortress of Corfu: The main town with its Venetian fortifications, the heart of the island's military defense, is shown. Territorial Divisions: Ancient names such as "Oros," "Agiru" (Agirù), and "Alefchimo" (Lefkimmi) are clearly visible. Cartographic Elements: At the bottom left is a cartouche with the "Eschele de Lieues Venetienes" (Venetian league scale), while at the bottom right is a compass rose with diamond-shaped lines, typical of nautical cartography . Source: Coronelli, V. M. Memoires, Historiques & Geographiques du Royaume de la Moree, Negropont, & Places Maritimes, Jusqu'à Thessalonique. Rceuillis & enrichis des Cartes des Païs, & des Plans des Places, Par P. M. Coronelli, Geographe de la Republique de Venice. Traduit de l'Italien. A Amsterdam, Chez Wolfgabg, Waesberge, Boom, & van Someren. M.DC.LXXXVI. Date: 1696 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 17,2 x 15,4 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on strong paper. Paper with chains. Map uncolored. Small foxing and browning. Small moisture signs. Map folded . Conditions are as you can see in the images. Mapmaker: Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (August 16, 1650 - December 9, 1718) was an important 17th century cartographer and globe maker based in Venice. Coronelli was born the fifth child of a tailor in Venice. Unlikely to inherit his father's business, he instead apprenticed in Ravenna to a woodcut artist. Around 1663, Coronelli joined the Franciscan Order and in 1671, entered the Venetian convent of Saint Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Coronelli excelled in the fields of cosmography, mathematics, and geography. Though his works include the phenomenal Atlante Veneto, Coronelli is best known for his globes. In 1678 Coronelli was commissioned to make his first major globes by Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma. Each superbly engraved globe was five feet in diameter. Louis IV of France, having heard of the magnificent Parma globes, invited Coronelli to Paris where he constructed an even more impressive pair of gigantic globes measuring over 12 feet in diameter and weighing 2 tons each. Coronelli returned to Venice and continued to published globes, maps, and atlases which were admired all over Europe for their beauty, accuracy, and detail. He had a particular fascination for the Great Lakes region and his early maps of this area were unsurpassed in accuracy for nearly 100 years after their initial publication. He is also well known for his groundbreaking publication of the first accurate map depicting the sources of the Blue Nile. At the height of his career, Coronelli founded the world's first geographical society, the Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti and was awarded the official title Cosmographer of the Republic of Venice. In 1699, in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishment and scholarship, Coronelli was also appointed Father General of the Franciscan Order. The great cartographer and globe maker died in Venice at the age of 68. His extraordinary globes can be seen today at the Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterrand in Paris, Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, in the National Library of Austria and in the Globe Museum in Vienna, in the library of Stift Melk, in the Special Collections Library of Texas Tech University, as well as lesser works in Trier, Prague, London, and Washington D.C. Coronelli's work is notable for its distinctive style, which is characterized by high quality white paper, dark intense impressions, detailed renderings of topographical features in profile, and numerous cartographic innovations. All of the maps we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee all of our maps to be authentic. We do our best to describe the condition of our maps as accurately as possible. 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