Coronelli P.: “Description geographique et historique de la MOREE reconquise par les Venitiens,du royaume de Negrepont,des lieux circovoisins…”.Paris 1687 .

First Folio edition 37x23cm.Contemporary full leather slightly rubbed and slightly professionally restored at joints, internally clean and bright,119p.,61 copper engraved plates (21 double page and 40 half page) ,overall very good condition. Coronelli Description of the Morea and of some other places in Greece first had been published in 1686 to celebrate the conquest of the Peloponnesus and other places in Greece by the Venetians. It had immediate success .According his own writings, Coronelli decided ,in early 1687, to issue in Paris, a luxury edition in Folio , to raise funds for the financing of the construction of his Globes. Only 250 copies have been printed, according his own testimony and subscriptions were opened for orders .New Folio double page beautiful copper engraved plates have been prepared, but the smaller format ,already existent, had been also used. As of all Coronelli s works, in these 250 copies were added a combination of several copper engraved plates, according each individual order ,so each of the survived copies contain almost always different number of plates, from 19 plates up to 76,depending the financial ability and the choice of each buyer. This copy with 61 plates is among the richest illustrated ever appeared .Many splendid Folio double page views of Greek cities. .Atabey 287,not in Blackmer.Rare.