Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. Globe gore of Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Portugal, West Coast of Africa, England. Venice, 1698. Region_Americas Capt of the Corps Guides

Capt of the Corps Guides

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which recorded 486 plants from the gardens at Malmaison

The combination of chinoiserie and gothic ornament was codified by William and John Halfpenny in their Chinese and Gothic Architecture Properly Ornamented (London: Robert Sayer

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Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. Globe gore of Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Portugal, West Coast of Africa, England. Venice, 1698. Region_Americas Capt of the Corps GuidesVincenzo Maria Coronelli (Venetian, 16501718)Globe Gore of the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Portugal, West Coast of Africa, and EnglandVenice, 1698Engraving on paper[Sheet size: 19 3 4 x 13 3 8 in.] This striking 1698 globe gore by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, one of the most celebrated cosmographers of the Baroque era, was designed as part of his monumental 3. 5 foot terrestrial globesamong the largest and most scientifically advanced of their time. Covering