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Carte Particuliere de l’Isle de Corse
Article ID | EUF3567 |
Title | Carte Particuliere de l’Isle de Corse |
Description | Decorative map of Corsica divided into its ten provinces and four ;fiefs,; with an inset of Cape Corso point, a letter key to the ten provinces and their populations, and a highly decorative title cartouche. After Hubert Jaullot. |
Year | ca. 1784 |
Artist | Santini |
Francois (Francesco) Santini was an Italian cartographer and map publisher with his brother Paolo and based in Venice. He re-issued the works of Robert de Vaugondy, Homann’s Heirs and De L’Isle. At this time, cartography in Italy was commercialy very slow, so Santini, essentially a publisher rather than a map-maker modelled his work on two of the leading practitioners of cartography in Europe, the French map-makers Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy. Their “Atlas Universel” was first published in 1758, and was much re-issued there after. The atlas was a commercial and cartographic success, with widespread influence on map-makers throughout Europe, most notably on Santini, who commissioned a new set of plates, published in 1776, being almost exact copies of the original French maps. | |
Historical Description | In 1729 the Corsican Revolution for independence from Genoa began, first led by Luiggi Giafferi and Giacinto Paoli, and later by Paoli's son, Pasquale Paoli. After 26 years of struggle against the Republic of Genoa, the independent Corsican Republic was proclaimed in 1755 under the leadership of Pasquale Paoli and remained sovereign until 1769, when the island was conquered by France. The first Corsican Constitution was written in Italian (the language of culture in Corsica until the middle of the 19th century) by Paoli. |
Place of Publication | Venice |
Dimensions (cm) | 48 x 65 |
Condition | Perfect condition |
Coloring | colored |
Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
90.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )