Europe, by V.M. Coronelli. 1691
A magnificent and exceptionally detailed two-sheet map of Europe by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, one of the most distinguished cartographers of the Italian Baroque period. Published in his celebrated Atlante Veneto in 1691, this impressive map presents an extraordinarily comprehensive geographical picture of Europe at the close of the seventeenth century.
The western sheet, Parte Occidentale dell'Europa, encompasses the British Isles, France, the Iberian Peninsula, the Low Countries, Germany, Italy, and Scandinavia, extending northwards to Iceland and the Arctic regions and southwards to the Mediterranean and the northern coast of Africa. The Atlantic Ocean occupies the northwestern portion of the composition, with numerous geographical annotations and references to maritime exploration.
The eastern sheet, Parte Orientale dell'Europa, continues eastwards across Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, Poland, Russia, and southeastern Europe, extending to the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus, and parts of the Ottoman Empire. The vast territories of European Russia are represented with an impressive abundance of rivers, lakes, settlements, and regional names, illustrating both the geographical knowledge and the remaining uncertainties of the period.
The map is particularly interesting for its representation of the political geography of late seventeenth-century Europe. The complicated territorial divisions of the Holy Roman Empire, the extensive possessions of the Habsburg monarchy, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Ottoman Empire are all reflected in the geographical nomenclature. The eastern sheet is especially significant as a cartographic record of southeastern Europe during a period of major political and military changes following the Ottoman defeat at Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent expansion of Habsburg influence.
Both sheets are distinguished by their exceptionally dense and meticulous engraving. Thousands of towns, villages, rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and geographical names are recorded, demonstrating Coronelli's ambition to produce maps of exceptional geographical completeness. The coastlines, particularly those of Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea, are rendered in considerable detail.
The decorative elements are equally impressive. The western sheet features a magnificent Baroque title cartouche in the upper left corner, with an elaborate draped inscription panel supported by two muscular male figures. On the eastern sheet, an equally elaborate cartouche occupies the lower right corner, embellished with allegorical figures, floral ornamentation, and flowing draperies. The cartouches contain Coronelli's dedication to Giovanni da Mula, a distinguished senator of the Venetian Republic.
The combination of monumental scale, extraordinarily rich geographical content, and elaborate Baroque ornamentation makes this map one of the most attractive representations of Europe produced in late seventeenth-century Venice.
Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718)
Vincenzo Coronelli was born in Venice on 16 August 1650 and primarily brought up in Ravenna. He returned to Venice in 1665 and joined the convent of the Minor Conventuals. Five years later, he was sent to Rome to study, and by 1673, he was already a doctor of theology.
Having achieved fame by constructing two globes for the Duke of Parma, he was invited to Paris for three years in 1681 and made two enormous examples for Louis XIV. On his return to Venice, he assiduously collected cartographic material and founded the Academy of the Argonauts. In 1685, he was appointed Cosmographer to the Republic of Venice and authorised to publish a large atlas. He became a geography lecturer at the University of Venice and brought out an Atlante Veneto the following year.
In 1696, he visited Germany, Holland and southern England. During intervals in compiling his vast encyclopaedia, he continued with cartographic projects up to 1709. He died in his native Venice on 9 December 1718.
Coronelli became famous for his globes. In addition, he was a renowned encyclopaedist, mapmaker and geographer. Most of his maps and other material are gathered in his Atlante Veneto (13 vols, 1690-1705). The first volume, subtitled Descrizione generale istorica geografica, was his masterpiece, planned as an extension of Blaeu’s atlas.
Other volumes of the atlas which contain maps are Isolario, two parts (1696-8), with detailed maps and plans, mostly of islands; Corso geografico, two parts based on the edition 1694-7; Libro de’ globi (1697); and Lo Specchio del Mare, a reprint of Levanto's Lo Specchio del Mare Mediterraneo of 1664.
The other vital aspects of his mapping are those arising from the Venetian conquest and his travels. His most extensive military compilation was the Teatro della Guerra, in more than 30 volumes.
Parte Occidentale dell'Europa [in set with] Parte Orientale dell'Europa
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Europe, by V.M. Coronelli.
Title: Parte Occidentale dell'Europa [in set with] Parte Orientale dell'Europa
Descritta, e Dedicata Dal P. Cosmografo Coronelli All' Illustrissimo, et Eccellentissimo Signore Giovanni da Mula, Senatore amplissimo Nella Serenissima Republica di Venetia, etc.
Date of the first edition: 1691.
Date of this map: 1691.
Copper engravings, printed on paper, two double sheets, unjoined.
Image size each: 610 x 450mm (24 x 17¾ inches).
Sheet size each: 645 x 475mm (25½ x 18¾ inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From: Atlante Veneto, nel quale si contiene la descrittione... degl' Imperii, Regni, Provincie, e Stati dell' Universo. Venice: Girolamo Albrizzi, 1691. Shirley (Brit.Lib.), T.CORO-7a
A magnificent and exceptionally detailed two-sheet map of Europe by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, one of the most distinguished cartographers of the Italian Baroque period. Published in his celebrated Atlante Veneto in 1691, this impressive map presents an extraordinarily comprehensive geographical picture of Europe at the close of the seventeenth century.
The western sheet, Parte Occidentale dell'Europa, encompasses the British Isles, France, the Iberian Peninsula, the Low Countries, Germany, Italy, and Scandinavia, extending northwards to Iceland and the Arctic regions and southwards to the Mediterranean and the northern coast of Africa. The Atlantic Ocean occupies the northwestern portion of the composition, with numerous geographical annotations and references to maritime exploration.
The eastern sheet, Parte Orientale dell'Europa, continues eastwards across Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, Poland, Russia, and southeastern Europe, extending to the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus, and parts of the Ottoman Empire. The vast territories of European Russia are represented with an impressive abundance of rivers, lakes, settlements, and regional names, illustrating both the geographical knowledge and the remaining uncertainties of the period.
The map is particularly interesting for its representation of the political geography of late seventeenth-century Europe. The complicated territorial divisions of the Holy Roman Empire, the extensive possessions of the Habsburg monarchy, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Ottoman Empire are all reflected in the geographical nomenclature. The eastern sheet is especially significant as a cartographic record of southeastern Europe during a period of major political and military changes following the Ottoman defeat at Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent expansion of Habsburg influence.
Both sheets are distinguished by their exceptionally dense and meticulous engraving. Thousands of towns, villages, rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and geographical names are recorded, demonstrating Coronelli's ambition to produce maps of exceptional geographical completeness. The coastlines, particularly those of Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea, are rendered in considerable detail.
The decorative elements are equally impressive. The western sheet features a magnificent Baroque title cartouche in the upper left corner, with an elaborate draped inscription panel supported by two muscular male figures. On the eastern sheet, an equally elaborate cartouche occupies the lower right corner, embellished with allegorical figures, floral ornamentation, and flowing draperies. The cartouches contain Coronelli's dedication to Giovanni da Mula, a distinguished senator of the Venetian Republic.
The combination of monumental scale, extraordinarily rich geographical content, and elaborate Baroque ornamentation makes this map one of the most attractive representations of Europe produced in late seventeenth-century Venice.
Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718)
Vincenzo Coronelli was born in Venice on 16 August 1650 and primarily brought up in Ravenna. He returned to Venice in 1665 and joined the convent of the Minor Conventuals. Five years later, he was sent to Rome to study, and by 1673, he was already a doctor of theology.
Having achieved fame by constructing two globes for the Duke of Parma, he was invited to Paris for three years in 1681 and made two enormous examples for Louis XIV. On his return to Venice, he assiduously collected cartographic material and founded the Academy of the Argonauts. In 1685, he was appointed Cosmographer to the Republic of Venice and authorised to publish a large atlas. He became a geography lecturer at the University of Venice and brought out an Atlante Veneto the following year.
In 1696, he visited Germany, Holland and southern England. During intervals in compiling his vast encyclopaedia, he continued with cartographic projects up to 1709. He died in his native Venice on 9 December 1718.
Coronelli became famous for his globes. In addition, he was a renowned encyclopaedist, mapmaker and geographer. Most of his maps and other material are gathered in his Atlante Veneto (13 vols, 1690-1705). The first volume, subtitled Descrizione generale istorica geografica, was his masterpiece, planned as an extension of Blaeu’s atlas.
Other volumes of the atlas which contain maps are Isolario, two parts (1696-8), with detailed maps and plans, mostly of islands; Corso geografico, two parts based on the edition 1694-7; Libro de’ globi (1697); and Lo Specchio del Mare, a reprint of Levanto's Lo Specchio del Mare Mediterraneo of 1664.
The other vital aspects of his mapping are those arising from the Venetian conquest and his travels. His most extensive military compilation was the Teatro della Guerra, in more than 30 volumes.
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