"Hunouang, e Sucuhen, Provincie della China...", Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria

This splendid map of Hunouang (Hubei) and Suchuen (Sichuan) comes from a set of six maps showing thirteen Chinese provinces. The map was based on the Blaeu/Martini map, but was rendered in Coronelli's unique, flourishing style with mountains, forests, lakes, rivers and towns all graphically depicted and embellished with large title and scale cartouches. Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan priest and renowned mathematician and cartographer. He was appointed official Cosmographer to the Venetian Republic in 1685 and founded the world's earliest geographic society, L'Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #5951-154.

Condition: B

A dark impression on a watermarked sheet with a complete centerfold separation that has been rejoined on verso with archival materials. Several small chips have been archivally repaired (mostly at left) with some minor loss of image. There is light dampstaining at left and right with some related small tears that have also been archivally repaired on verso. The shadow along the centerfold is caused by our scanner and is not on the physical map.