Famous decorative map of Crete.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Island and Kingdom of Crete "Isola e regno di Candia..". Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1696
Large copper engraved map of Crete from CORONELLI's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." Black & white; 2 sheets; text to verso.
The island within awide garland of vines incorporating the names of 100 Cretan towns, coat-of-arms of Cardinal d' Estrées. Dark impression ; lower margin a little short. The plate cracked early in production and these faults can be seen printed on the map[ adark "crack" to left half nesar centrefold.
Zacharakis:1097/677Phillips 521. 467 by 615mm (18½ by 24¼ inches) each sheet. if joined the map is 467x1200mm    €3200

Corfu

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Kerkyra. "Isoladi Corfu" Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1708
Copper engraved map of Corfu from CORONELLI's " Memorie istoriografiche de' regni della Morea ( ." Modern hand colour, verso blank. Good Impression. folds; mounted and hand coloured.
Zacharakis:1043/709. 132 by 175mm (5¼ by 7 inches). page size:173x235mm.    €250

Scarce Miniature Sea Chart of Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Part of the Peloponnesus.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Sea Chart of Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Part of the Peloponnesus. "Partie Meridionle della Cefalonia, e Morea, e Isola del Zantel." Venice. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. c1708
Copper engraved miniature sea chart showing part of Kefalonia the morea and the island of Zakynthos from CORONELLI's" Morea, Negreponte e Adiacenze" Black & white; verso blank.
Scarce miniature sea chart, rhumb lines and small shields to islands.
The Morea, Negreponte e Adiacenze includes the plates from the fifth volume (titled "Repubblica di Venezia") of the fourth part of "Teatro della Guerra", a work which Coronelli planned to publish. The project was intended as a series of representative plates, related to the countries which fought in the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1713), and was destined for the members of the Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti. In the end, the edition did not materialize. However, some parts thereof were released in copies disctinct from each other, as each included a different number of plates. Good Impression; evenly toned; light dampstain to upper and right blank margin.
Zacharakis :1068. 129 by 183mm (5 by 7¼ inches).    €300

Vignettes of Forts, Ports and Islands of Crete.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Fort of Torlulu; Fort of Agais Thodoroi.; Agais Thodoroi.; Beach of the Castle of Apicono;Island of Gavdos; Fort of Garabusa; Port of Marathi; View of the port of Suda; Port of Suda ; Port of Chania. "Fortezza di Torlulv; Fort di S.Teodoro; Sn. Todaro;Piaggio di Castel Apicorno nell isola di Candia; Isola di Gozzi di Candia; Fortezza di Carbusa; Porto di Marathi; Veduta del Porto della Suda ; Porto della Suda; Porto della Canea.." Venice. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1696
Double page copper engraved sheet from CORONELLI's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." Text to verso including vignette view of the port of Chania.
The sheet shows 9 vignettes of Forts, Ports and Islands of Crete. Each vignette has a plate number engraved within the plate. The plates also appeared in Coronelli's "Il Mediterraneo" [ 1688, 1707] and his " Citta, Fortezze, Porti et altri luoghi dei Regno & Isolaq di Candia"of 1706 Good Impression; small paper fault to left margin; pinprick worm holes to lower centrefold blank margin.
Zacharakis : 1108/742, 1109/743, 1113/747,1114/748. 135 by 172mm (5¼ by 6¾ inches) each vignette, overall page sizeincluding margins 500x690mm.    €750

Corfu with her Castles and Forts.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Corfu/ Kerkyra "Isola di Corfu. Posseduta dalla serenisima Republica di Venetia...." Venice. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1689-92
Large double page copper engraved map of Corfu/ Kerkyra from CORONELLI's "Corso Geographico Universale." of 1692. Black & white; verso blank.
The image shows the Island of Corfu/ Kerkyra and part of Paxos surrounded by vignettes within laurel wreathes of the most important castles of the island. 5 vignettes at the top show plans of C.de la Campana; Fortezza Nouvo; Citta di Corfu ; Fortezza Vechia; Castello S.Angelo. Below the island is a large title cartouche and 4 vignettes: plan of Castello a Mar; and views of: For. Nouva della partie Settentrione; Fortezza Vecchia & Cast.della Campana Extremely dark impression, bright and clean with wide margins; old ink number to verso
Zacharakis :1042/673; 470 by 620mm (18½ by 24½ inches).    €1500

View of the Fort of Kalymnos, Dodecannesus.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Island & Fort of Kalymnos "Isola e Forte di Calamo." Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1696
Vignette viewof Kalymnos from CORONELLI's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." Modern hand colour.
The view was one of the vignettes of Coronelli's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." appearing within the text ; it also appeared in his work "Isola Di Rodi" published in 1688 & 1695. Good Impression.[ Mounted and handcoloured.]
125 by 164mm (5 by 6½ inches).    €150

Kalymnos, Dodecannesus.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Kalymnos. "Isola di Calamo nel Arcipel." Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1696
Vignette map of Kalymnos from CORONELLI's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." Modern hand colour.
The map was one of the vignettes of Coronelli's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." appearing within the text ,; it also appeared in his work "Isola Di Rodi" published in 1688 & 1695.
The island is engraved upon a draped cloth. Good Impression.[ Mounted and handcoloured.]
Zacharakis :1134/695 125 by 164mm (5 by 6½ inches).    €150

Coronelli's Description of the Morea in French.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Historical & geographical memoirs of the kingdom of the Morea, Negrepont, and maritime places, as far as Thessalonica. Memoires Historiques & Geographiques du Royaume de la Moree, Negrepont & des places Maritimes Jusques à Thessalonique. Recueillis et enrichis des cartes des païs, et des plans des places Par P.M Coronelli, Geograph de la Republique de Venise.. Traduit de l'italien. Amsterdam Chez Woolfgang, Waesberge, Boon & van Sommern 1686
12mo: [4]-232-[2] pp.; with 42 double page, folded copper plates with maps, plans, views of Morea and Negroponte. Contemporary full calf; spine gilt, shelf label .
First edition printed in the Netherlands, with text in French and the plates again engraved, released in the same year of the two Italian editions in-folio and in-8 °.
This is a new translation prepared from the Italian text rather than being merely a reprint of the French translation by Barbin published in Paris in the same year It seems to have appeared in octavo only, and not in folio as with other editions. The plates were also newly engraved for this edition. 42 plates views and maps. Contemporary full calf; head cap missing; joints worn, corners bumped. Title, censored and laid down; First plate misbound, according to list of plates it should be the map of Morea instead swapped with plate 36 plan Le Port Lion; view of Modon; tear to view of Mistrawithout loss [repaired with archival tape to verso]; Map of Corfuwith tear without loss, at centre [repaired to verso with archival tape]; small hole to 2nd plate Napoli de Romanie; tear to margin p221 and lack of paper to upper margin just entering text.
Brunet II:287; -Blackmer, Sotheby's 1989, n° 72 (Ital. ed., 1687); -Atabey, Sotheby's 2002 n° 283 (Fr. ed., 1687); Weber 810. 160 by 100mm (6¼ by 4 inches).    €3500

Decorative map of Euboa,with a view of Chalkis.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Map of Euboa with a view of Chalkis. "Regno di negroponte...". Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1692-7
Large double page copper engraved plate with a map of Euboa and view of Chalkis/ Negroponte from CORONELLI's "Corso Geographico Universale." of 1692. Black & white; verso blank.
The large decorative map is surrounded by an ornate baroque border. The map is engraved as if upon a drape or curtain, being held aloft by a putti to reveal a view of the city of Negroponte or Chalkida, showing the narrow straits with the castle. The Lion of Venice stands in the foreground.
Euboa was held by the Venetians and the Veronese after the Fourth Crusade with Chalcis in the hands of the Venetians, The island fell to the Ottomans in in 1470 after a long siege. As an important trade port for the Venetians they attempted to regain Negroponte in 1688 but were held off by the Ottomans. Dark impression on thick laid paper; 5 wormholes at centrefold and another top left close to edge of plate; printed slightly crooked on page hence upper margin short [approx. 3-10mm]; slight browning to centrefold due to glue of guard and browning to extreme edges.
Zacharakis; 1091/676. 460 by 610mm (18 by 24 inches).    €1200

Iraklion, Crete.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Candia, Town Plan. "Pianta Della real Fortezza,e Citta di Candia"with on verso "Castello di Candia". Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1696
Large double page copper engraved town plan of Candia/ Iraklion, Crete from CORONELLI's "Isolario descrittione geografico-historia... Tomo II dell' Atlante Veneto." Black & white; Italian text and half page plan of the Castle " Castello di Candia " to verso
The town plan which shows the full fortifications of the city of Candia, Iraklion.appears on a fringed drape suspended by Nails at the top; military and scientific instruments seen in the lower cornersas if on the floor of a military tent. Title cartouche of laurel leaves. Dark impression ; lower margin a little short. The plate cracked early in production and these faults can be seen printed on the map[ two dark "cracks" to left half and another just entering the cartouche these can be seen on the plan of the Castle on verso with due to the amount of ink which collected
Phillips 521. 450 by 616mm (17¾ by 24¼ inches).Castle plan:227 x 290mm.    €750