Lot 26
Coronelli, Vincenzo. Isole delle Indie, divise in Filippine, Molucche, e della Sonda. Descritte e Dedicate dal P. Coronelli, Cosmografo della Serenissima Republica di Venetia, Venice, 1696. Sheet size: 19½ x 27", hand colored. From Coronelli's rare Atlante Veneto, one of the most decorative and ornate of all 17th Century atlases. A lovely map of Southeast Asia from Burma to Northern Australia showing all the islands closer together than they really are. Decorative title and milage-scale cartouches. Coronelli made globes and was among the foremost Italian mapmakers of his time. Light overall toning; some darkening to borders.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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