Map of Eastern Hemisphere - Coronelli c. 1690 double-sided work

double-sided work

the map includes two "Scales of English Miles" based on the differing computations of the famous astronomers Picart and Riccioli

Science vs

allowing for the immediate comparison of the world's most formidable natural wonders on a single horizontal plane

Year: 1758

Map of Eastern Hemisphere - Coronelli c. 1690 double-sided workAevi Veteris Usque Ad Annum Salutis Nonagesimum Supra Milles Quadringentos Cogniti Tantum Typus Geographicus Drawn Published by: Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (16501718) Location: Venice Year: c. 16901691 (Date on map MDCLXXXVIIIII 1689) From: Atlante Veneto Condition: Hand coloured copperplate engraving; professionally matted. A Vision of the Ancient World through Venetian Eyes This magnificent 1689 map of the Eastern Hemisphere is the work of Vincenzo