Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650 – 1718), Terrestrial Globe

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650 – 1718) Terrestrial Globe London and Venice, dated 1696 Diameter 19 in.; Height 24 in.  The globe comprising two sets of 12 engraved gores, hand colored in outline, polar calottes, the image decorated with fanciful sea monsters, and images taken from travel accounts of Ogilby, Dapper etc. California is depicted as an island. With two dedicatory cartouches, one to Magellan, and the second to William III of Great Britain. The gores slightly browned and colors dimmed, the old varnish removed, the area around the south pole cracked and indented, the equator partially cracked. Brass meridian circle, engraved graticule to one face. The globe set in a late 19th century Dutch style stand, hexagonal horizon bar, unpapered, the horizon supported by four turned supports with thick crossstretchers, and central support at the center.  A fine example of the 19-inch Coronelli library globe. This, the first Coronelli globe at 19 inches is particularly rare, being conceiv