Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718). Territorio Bresciano. Venice: 1690

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718)
Territorio Bresciano
Engraved map with original hand color in full and elaborate decorative border
Venice: c. 1690
29 1/2” x 18 1/2” sheet

Beautifully colored map of Brescia in Northern Italy showing Lakes Garda and D’Iseo.

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718) was a Franciscan friar, cartographer, and publisher based in Venice. Although Coronelli is best known for his globes, some of his noteworthy publications include: Atlante Veneto and Corso Geografico. Coronelli’s international renown led to his employment in various European cities. Most notably, King Louis XIV of France invited Coronelli to Paris and commissioned him to produce a pair of globes, each weighing two tons. Coronelli founded the world’s first geographical society, Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti; he was also given the title Cosmographer of the Republic of Venice and Father General of the Franciscan Order.

Coronelli’s thirteen volume cartographic series, Atlante Veneto, was published in Venice between 1690-1698 intended as a continuation of Johannes Blaeu’s Atlas Major. The encyclopedic publication provides information about cartographers and geographers,
with celestial, terrestrial and sea charts, depictions of ships and historical figures.