One of the most attractive maps of the island of Corfu ever produced. The central map is surrounded by nine plans and views of fortified locations and the ancient city of Corfu. The cartouche also contains a dedication to Valerio da Riva. From Corso Geografico Universale by Coronelli published in Venice in 1690. Vincenzo Maria Coronelli is widely recognised as one of Italy?s most famous and greatest cartographers. He received an ecclesiastical education at the convent of the Minor Conventuals an
Isola di Corfu
Isola di Corfu
- Author: CORONELLI Vincenzo Maria
- Year: 1690
- Dimension: 610 x 458 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
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Very decorative prospect view of Athens showing the major buildings and places of interest. From Corso Geografico Universale by Coronelli published in Venice in 1690. Vincenzo Maria Coronelli is widely recognised as one of Italy’s most famous and greatest cartographers. He received an ecclesiastical education at the convent of the Minor Conventuals and also studied theology in Rome. However, his interests in geography and cartography were awoken early in his ecclesiastical career and never suppressed.…
- Author: CORONELLI Vincenzo Maria
- Year: 1690
- Dimension: 610 x 458 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
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Well engraved view of the town of Corfu with its harbour and the citadel. Below with a text about the history of the town in Latin and German. Published in Augsburg by Leopold in 1725. Rare first edition with the privilege but before numbers.
- Author: LEOPOLD Johann Christian
- Year: 1725
- Dimension: 300 x 200 mm
- Place of publication: Augsburg
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A beautiful pictorial map of Cyprus by the Greek artist Spyros Vassiliou and published in Athens in February 1965 by the Government Press and Information Office. The map depicts famous mythological places and describes historical events through refined vignettes. On the lower right, a cartouche in classical style shows the population density divided by Turks and Greeks, while a second insert on the upper left highlights Cyprus’s position in the world. At the bottom, a…
- Author: Spyros Vassiliou
- Dimension: 69 x 53 cm
- Place of publication: Athens
- Year: 1965
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Detailed map of Crete published in 1866 by Dietrich Reimer and based on the representation of the island drawn by the English hydrographer, geologist and vice-admiral Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt (1881-1888). The interesting map also features an inset with the valley of Mylopotamos, a locality in the northern part of the island, in the prefecture of Rethymnon. It will be reprinted in 1897 (Cf. Bibliothèque nationale de France, GED-2736 ) with the addition in plate…
- Author: Dietrich Reimer
- Dimension: 25 x 54 cm
- Place of publication: Berlin
- Year: 1866