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Source Description
Offering an unusual perspective, Vincenzo Coronelli presents a bird’s-eye view of Venice giftwrapped in a trompe l’oeil ribbon, blurring the lines between map and reality. Intertwined with vines and including an illustration of the symbolic lion of Venice, this ribbon is emblazoned with the arms of cities and comunes within the Republic of Venice.
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Document identity
localId
3f462t04n
label
Citta di Venezia
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f462t04n
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Citta di Venezia
description
Offering an unusual perspective, Vincenzo Coronelli presents a bird’s-eye view of Venice giftwrapped in a trompe l’oeil ribbon, blurring the lines between map and reality. Intertwined with vines and including an illustration of the symbolic lion of Venice, this ribbon is emblazoned with the arms of cities and comunes within the Republic of Venice.
date
["1693"]
year
1693
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Italian
identifierLocal
06_01_005418
creators
Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Venice (Italy)--Maps
Venice (Italy)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Italy
Venetan
Venezia
Venice
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
city
Venice
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Venetia]
publisher
[Appresso Girolamo Albrizzi]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
45.438611
schema:longitude
12.326667
extent
1 view ; 48 x 78 cm
notes
Bird's-eye view of Venice.
In Coronelli's Atlante veneto, v. 2 pt. 1 (1696), p. 10-11.
"Dedicata all' illustrissimo Signor Abbate Abbondio Rezzonico, Patritio Veneto, MDCLXXXXIII."
Decorative border with the arms of various cities and republics on a ribbon, intertwined with vines and including an illustration of the lion of Venice.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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no
dcId
3f462t04n
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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