Mouths of the Ganges
INDIA, 1692 This map is accompanied by interesting and helpful commentary from the dealer, *regiomontanus*: Impero del Gran Mogol 60 x 45 cm copperplate engraving, 66 x 47.5 cm sheet size, modern hand colour, Venice, 1692 We are pleased to offer this scarce original map of the Mughal Empire (encompassing what is today northern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Burma) at the height of its power by Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718) of Venice, a Franciscan friar who also served as Royal Geographer to Louis XIV of France. Perhaps best known for his magnificent globes, Coronelli produced over 400 maps throughout his long career and this scarce and important map is an example of his meticulous emphasis on detail and accuracy while still retaining charming baroque embellishments. In 1684 Coronelli founded the first modern geographical society - the Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti, which eventually attained a membership of over 200 cartographers and scholars throughout Europe. The basic cartography follows the traditional 17th century Dutch "Magni Mogolis Imperium" format of essentially identical maps issued by Hondius, Blaeu, Jansson and others which were in turn ba
- Date
- 1692–1693
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Vincenzo Maria Coronelli
- Place
- India
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 900 × 648 pixels
Public domain
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