An historical and geographical account of the Morea,
Negropont, and the maritime places, as far as Thessalonica. Illustrated with 42 maps of the countries, plains, and draughts of the Cities, Towns and Fortifications.
Stock Code 110958
London, for Matth. Gillyflower and W. Canning, 1687
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The scarce English language edition of Coronelli's Morea. This was published to celebrate the new Venetian possessions reconquered from Turkey. Coronelli took plates already engraved for the Conquiste, also published in 1686 recording the war between the Turks and the alliance between the Holy League of Austria, Venice, and Poland, in 1684, and added new material to prepare this work on the Morea. The work was published in various European languages.
As often with works by Coronelli, this copy exhibits some differences from the list of plates, with no Port Lion plate at p 195 and no plate of the Ebb and flow of the Euripus at p 212, but with additional plates of Volo at p 220, and Golfe D'Engia at p 183.
First English edition; 12mo, folding map and 42 copper engraved folding plates, Veue de Coron (p. 77) with long tear at fold, Fortresse de Cerrigo (p. 179) with short tear, Athens (p. 197) with short tear at fold, contemporary sheep, sometime rebacked, a very good copy.
Cf. Blackmer 407 (French edition).
As often with works by Coronelli, this copy exhibits some differences from the list of plates, with no Port Lion plate at p 195 and no plate of the Ebb and flow of the Euripus at p 212, but with additional plates of Volo at p 220, and Golfe D'Engia at p 183.
First English edition; 12mo, folding map and 42 copper engraved folding plates, Veue de Coron (p. 77) with long tear at fold, Fortresse de Cerrigo (p. 179) with short tear, Athens (p. 197) with short tear at fold, contemporary sheep, sometime rebacked, a very good copy.
Cf. Blackmer 407 (French edition).
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