COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718)
Date:
1693
Short Title:
L'Africa (western sheet).
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
64
Obj Width cm:
45
Scale 1:
13,300,000
Region:
West Africa
Region:
Western Coast of Africa
Full Title:
L'Africa (western sheet).
List No:
12186.075
Series No:
75
Publication Author:
Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718)
Pub Date:
1693
Pub Title:
Atlante Veneto, Nel quale si contiene la Descrittione Geografica, Storica, Sacra, Profana, e Politica, Degl'Impery, Regni, Provincie, e Stati, Dell'Universo ... Accresciuto di molte Tavole Geografiche, non piu publicate. Opera, e Studio Del Padre Maestro Coronelli Min: Convent ... Nell' Universita di Venetia, Ad Uso Dell' Accademia Cosmografica de gli Argonauti. Tomo I. In Venetia MDCXCI.
Pub Note:
This is the first atlas volume of the Atlante Veneto. "The Atlante Veneto (1690-1701) was a comprehensive atlas published by the Franciscan geographer Vincenzo Maria Coronelli and intended as a continuation of the Blaeu Atlas Maior. This monumental work was published in thirteen folios and provided a wealth of detail covering ancient and modern cartographers and geographers, together with astronomical and historical data. These maps were engraved in a bold style and printed on fine white paper, the more important ones spread over two sheets, allowing for great detail. The first part comprises an introduction to geography with engravings of globes, wind roses, and cosmographic systems through the ages from Ptolemy, Copernicus and Tycho Brahe to Descartes. The second part deals exclusively with the earth, starting with a map by Ptolemy, and two modern maps, each covering a hemisphere, followed by two double-page maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, ending with maps of the North and South Pole. The third part deals with hydrography - the oceans, rivers, lakes and deltas. Here are to be found maps of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Bosporus, Gulf of Venice and rivers such as the Niger River, Amazon River, Rhine, Danube, and Volga. The final part describes the ships that explored these waters.Black and white. Relief shown by sketches." (Wikipedia).
Pub List No:
12186.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
47
Pub Height cm:
52
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
12186075.jp2
Authors:
Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718)
Link To Source
L'Africa (western sheet).
