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CORONELLI, Vicenzo Maria (1650-1718). A Terrestrial globe. Venice: 1688.
A fine terrestrial globe, diameter 108 cm, made up of two sets of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores, with polar calottes, the globes decorated with cartouches, principal cartouches with dedicatory shields blank, descriptive texts, ships, animals and detailed descriptions of the latest discoveries in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and showing part of the tracks of Le Maire and Magellan, as well as the complete route of the embassy of de Chaumont 1685-1686 from Brest to Siam, old varnish. (Light surface soiling, cracks along Equator and in Southern Oceans, several small areas of old restoration to sea areas, old restored crack extending from South Africa towards Antarctica, a little rubbing of the varnished surfaces in places, mostly without loss of letters, a few small wormholes, varnish faded to yellow.). The globe mounted horizontally on an "U style" early 18th-century French painted wooden stand, the axis supported in grooves across two wooden pillars rising from a four beamed oblong base, carved side supports with later strengthening metal bar linking supports below the globe, traces of original floral painted decoration to upright pillars, side supports of and cross beams and fleur de lys devices to feet, base 116 x 113cm., overall height approx. 150cm.
A very attractive 17th-century Italian globe by the master Italian globe-maker Vincenzo Coronelli, and the largest "production" globe manufactured. This example is mounted horizontally in an early 18th-century wooden stand and has traces of contemporary decoration suggesting that it was made up for a French client in Southern France or the Alpes Maritimes region. The faded decoration is relatively unsophisticated, but lends a charm to this grand geographical object. Coronelli became a novice in the Franciscan Order of the Conventual Friars at 15, and trained as a wood engraver. In 1686 he started a workshop making globes at the Convent Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. Coronelli had founded in 1684 a society Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti whose members were chartered to subscribe to his globes and atlases, and in effect allowing him enough funds to set up a globe and atlas business. All Coronelli globes are rare on the market, and this single terrestrial is a very attractive example in an unsophisticated state. A condition report is available on request. Van der Krogt Old Globes in the Netherlands Cor L9; Dekker Globes at Greenwich GLB 0123.
A fine terrestrial globe, diameter 108 cm, made up of two sets of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores, with polar calottes, the globes decorated with cartouches, principal cartouches with dedicatory shields blank, descriptive texts, ships, animals and detailed descriptions of the latest discoveries in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and showing part of the tracks of Le Maire and Magellan, as well as the complete route of the embassy of de Chaumont 1685-1686 from Brest to Siam, old varnish. (Light surface soiling, cracks along Equator and in Southern Oceans, several small areas of old restoration to sea areas, old restored crack extending from South Africa towards Antarctica, a little rubbing of the varnished surfaces in places, mostly without loss of letters, a few small wormholes, varnish faded to yellow.). The globe mounted horizontally on an "U style" early 18th-century French painted wooden stand, the axis supported in grooves across two wooden pillars rising from a four beamed oblong base, carved side supports with later strengthening metal bar linking supports below the globe, traces of original floral painted decoration to upright pillars, side supports of and cross beams and fleur de lys devices to feet, base 116 x 113cm., overall height approx. 150cm.
A very attractive 17th-century Italian globe by the master Italian globe-maker Vincenzo Coronelli, and the largest "production" globe manufactured. This example is mounted horizontally in an early 18th-century wooden stand and has traces of contemporary decoration suggesting that it was made up for a French client in Southern France or the Alpes Maritimes region. The faded decoration is relatively unsophisticated, but lends a charm to this grand geographical object. Coronelli became a novice in the Franciscan Order of the Conventual Friars at 15, and trained as a wood engraver. In 1686 he started a workshop making globes at the Convent Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. Coronelli had founded in 1684 a society Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti whose members were chartered to subscribe to his globes and atlases, and in effect allowing him enough funds to set up a globe and atlas business. All Coronelli globes are rare on the market, and this single terrestrial is a very attractive example in an unsophisticated state. A condition report is available on request. Van der Krogt Old Globes in the Netherlands Cor L9; Dekker Globes at Greenwich GLB 0123.
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