Tilos, Dodecanesus.

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. Tilos. "Isola di Piscopia." Venice CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. 1696
Vignette map of Tilos 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.]

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718).
Franciscan monk, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, famous for his globes and also the "Atlante Veneto-Isolario" 1690-96 and the"Corso Geografico Universale"of 1692-97 to name the most important of the some 140 books he published.
In his home city he founded the very first geographical society, the Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti. He also held the position of Cosmographer of the Republic of Venice. Later six volumes of the Biblioteca Universale Sacro-Profana were published by Coronelli. This was a kind of encyclopedia, its compiled entries were ordered alphabetically.
Coronelli died at the age of 68 in Venice, having created hundreds of maps in his lifetime.
Zacharakis :1131/692 124 by 163mm (5 by 6½ inches).   ref: 2795  €150