Vincenzo Coronelli - Wikipedia
WEBVincenzo Maria Coronelli (August 16, 1650 – December 9, 1718) was an Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes.
The Globes of Vincenzo Coronelli - National Library of Australia
WEBMay 19, 2021 · The Coronelli Celestial Globe on display in the Library's Main Reading Room Origin of the Globes In the 17th century a talented Venetian named Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718) made the original globes upon which the modern versions held by the National Library are modelled.
Coronelli, Celestial Globe Gores | The Sky Tonight
WEBThese 9 gores were part of a set of 24 produced at the request of Coronelli’s Accademia Cosmografica to make a 3.5 foot diameter celestial globe. They were designed by Arnold Deuvez and engraved by Jean-Baptiste Nolin in Paris.
The celestial Coronelli globe - Observatoire astronomique de …
WEBApr 8, 2024 · The Coronelli Globe, built in 1697, is a masterpiece or the astronomical Observatory’s patrimony. Today restored and integrated in a presentation setup where it can be compared to modern astronomical surveys, it is presented to the public during the visits of the Observatory.
Vincenzo Coronelli’s Globes - Museo Galileo
WEBSix globes made by the Venetian cosmographer Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718), famous for the great size of his creations, such as the globes nearly four meters in diameter built for Louis XIV, King of France, are present in the Medici collections.
(Gore 2, Celestial Globe) : Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718 ...
WEBFather Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718) was a Minorite friar who was an exceptional cartographer and globe maker. His first pair of globes were made for the Duke of Parma, and this led to his being commissioned to create a pair of globes for Louis XIV.
WEBAs a leading cosmographer, Coronelli’s career bears on the history of astronomy at many points. Riccioli was his main source of technical information, for the earth as well as the heavens, although other celestial information, including the only telescopic stars he included were taken from Hevelius.
Vincenzo Coronelli – globe maker | Italy On This Day
WEBVincenzo Coronelli, a Franciscan friar who was also a celebrated cartographer and globe maker, was born on this day in 1650 in Venice. He became famous for making finely-crafted globes of the world for the Duke of Parma and Louis XIV of France.
Celestial globe - Vincenzo Maria Coronelli - Google Arts & Culture
WEBThe second pair of globes by Coronelli is smaller than the first. Nothing however is lost in the descriptions and lines that form constellations and trace ...
Inside the construction techniques of the Master globe-maker …
WEBNov 1, 2020 · Coronelli was one of the finest globe-makers and cartographers of the 17 th century and he manufactured a large number of Terrestrial and Celestial globes of different sizes, such as the two impressive and entirely manuscript 4-meter globes commissioned for Louis XIV.