|
¤ A beautiful and flamboyantly engraved large-scale map of mediterranean islands and in bottom a map of Crete. On verso a map of "Sdilles Grande olim Rhenaea Insula. . ." (120x160mm). The map is the product of the late 17th century Venetian cartographer, Vincenzo Coronelli. The remarkable Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718), encyclopaedist, geographer, inventor and Doctor of Theology, was citizen of the Republic of Venice. He was also one of the most prominent mapmakers and publishers in Europe of his day.
|