Coronelli's famous map of Cyprus in rare contemporary colour
CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria.
Acamantis Insula, hoggidi Cipro, Posseduta dalla Republica Veneta sin'all'Anno 1571.
Venice, c.1696. Original colour. 465 x 610mm.
Minor repairs to centre fold and margin.
Coronelli's large map of the island, with decorative cartouche with the title on an ox-hide, a scale cartouche featuring the Lusigan coat of arms and a piction of the architrave of the Cornaro Palace in Venice with more armorials.
Coronelli's maps were rarely coloured at the time of publication.
STYLIANOU: 138; BANK OF CYPRUS: 101.1; IOANNOU: 55.
Stock ID : 19715
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Coronelli's famous map of Cyprus in rare contemporary colour
CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria.
Acamantis Insula, hoggidi Cipro, Posseduta dalla Republica Veneta sin'all'Anno 1571.
Venice, c.1696. Original colour. 465 x 610mm.
Minor repairs to centre fold and margin.
Coronelli's large map of the island, with decorative cartouche with the title on an ox-hide, a scale cartouche featuring the Lusigan coat of arms and a piction of the architrave of the Cornaro Palace in Venice with more armorials.
Coronelli's maps were rarely coloured at the time of publication.
STYLIANOU: 138; BANK OF CYPRUS: 101.1; IOANNOU: 55.
Stock ID : 19715
SOLD
To see similar items click here