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. Written in Italian by P. M. Coronelli, geographer to the republick of Venice. Englished by R. W. Gent.
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718)
Category
Books
Date
1687
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095035
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],230,[2]p., [42] folded leaves of plates . ill.., maps, plans . 12mo.. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on title page: "John & Isabella" [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. Armorial bookplate on title page verso: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Seventeenth-century sprinkled calf binding; double blind fillet border, with double blind fillet parallel to spine edge; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf. Red sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718) R. W.