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C1685
Arcipelago Mar Egeo con le coste del Medesimo el Isole…
Mapmaker:
Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola (1643 - 1695)
Ornate map of the Islands of the Aegean Sea by Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola, published by Giacomo Giovanni Rossi in Rome, 1685. A decorative title cartouche comprising of the Greek God of the sea, Poseidon on the right and one of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Arcipelago Mar Egeo con le coste del Medesimo el Isole…
Date:
C1685
Mapmaker:
Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola (1643 - 1695)
Engraver:
Giacomo Giovanni Rossi
Condition:
A little spotting to right hand m good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured
Image Size:
445mm
x 545mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1685
Description:
Ornate map of the Islands of the Aegean Sea by Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola, published by Giacomo Giovanni Rossi in Rome, 1685. A decorative title cartouche comprising of the Greek God of the sea, Poseidon on the right and one of Posedeia on the left. At top right is a decorative information panel.
This map was one of the most detailed and accurate of its time and exhibits several cartouches of Greek gods and mythical creatures. There is also a dedication to
Conte Ritiero Marscotti, Senatore di Bologna.
Mapmaker:
Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola (1643-1695)
Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola was born in Montorsello, near Vignola. He studied literature at Bologna and at the end of the studies he was hired as a secretary by the Marquis of Obizzi di Ferrara . Later he moved to Venice , becoming a well-known geographer. He made a trip to Paris , as a French ambassador to Venice returning to Louis XIV court.
