CORONELLI, V.M. - Scotia parte settentrionale. . . / Scotia parte meridionale . . .
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CORONELLI, V.M. - Scotia parte settentrionale. . . / Scotia parte meridionale . . .
Published: Venice, 1698
Size: 885 x 620mm.
Color: Uncoloured.
Condition: Two joined maps. With Italian text on verso. A few marginal water staining. Some very light discolouration along center folds. Very good condition.
Description
A large map of Scotland, on two joined sheets. The Northern map has a list of the provinces and their capitals at upper left, and with a title cartouche on the right side. The Southern part has a title cartouche at lower right.
The map is the product of the late 17th century Venetian cartographer, Vincenzo Coronelli. A decorative title cartouche appears bottom left in the form of a banner supported by playful winged mermaids and cherubs. 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.