Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. Globe gore of Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Portugal, West Coast of Africa, England. Venice, 1698. 07_24_23 Leaders in Washington thought that

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Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. Globe gore of Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Portugal, West Coast of Africa, England. Venice, 1698. 07_24_23 Leaders in Washington thought thatVincenzo Maria Coronelli (Venetian, 16501718)Globe Gore of the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, Portugal, West Coast of Africa, and EnglandVenice, 1698Engraving on paper[Sheet size: 19 3 4 x 13 3 8 in.] This striking 1698 globe gore by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, one of the most celebrated cosmographers of the Baroque era, was designed as part of his monumental 3. 5 foot terrestrial globesamong the largest and most scientifically advanced of their time. Covering