Scorich, Antonio.

Manuscript, 77 leaves,  executed in black ink, 4to (c.300 x 220mm.), on Venetian paper with shield, countermarked "VG" [similar to Heawood 805], contemporary card wrappers, contents becoming loose, binding worn, stitching loose

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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A large collection of detailed charts, intended for use at sea, and quite possibly drawn there. The first map is located on the coast of Albania (p.1r) and the series continues from there around the coast of Greece and the Morea to Turkey and the offshore islands as far as Rhodes (p.28r). It then skips between points further east - Tripoli (p.34v), Acre (p.35v), Limasol (p.48v), Arnica (presumably Larnaca, p.49r) and various Greek islands - Santorini (p.39v), Paros (p.40r), Mikonos (p.41r), Crete (p.45v-47r) before continuing around the Mediterranean coast from Barutti (Beirut, p.50v) as far as Tangier (p.60r). This is then followed by a large folding chart of Constantinople, signed "Da me Fatto e corette Antonio Scorich Raguseo [i.e. from Dubrovnik]", together with remarks on the prevailing winds and currents of the area, navigational corrections, and observations on Rhodes and Cyprus.

Also included in this lot is a logbook, largely in the same hand, mainly written in Italian, but with some sections in Croatian, 160 pages, 4to, 31 July 1776 - 17 August 1803

The charts comprise:

1. Albania (Porto Medua)

2. Piano di Tabarcha

3. Gulf of Arta and Preveza (Albania, p.3r)

3. Lepanto and Patras (p.3v)

4. Prodano (Proti, p.4r)

4. Navarino (p.4v)

5. Dubolachi

5. Modon (Methoni, p.5v)

6. Cap Corbe

6. Coron (Messini, p.6v)

7. Porto Milo sopra l'isola di arcipelago

7. Napoli di Malvasia (Monemvasia, p.7v)

8. Porto di Zerso isola di arcipelago

8. Romania

9. Porto Amicizia in Tramie

9. Porto Bisato

10. Piano del Monte Santo

10. Atene (Athens?, p.10v)

14. Salonica (p.14v)

15. Piano di Cilidroni

15. Isola di Taso

16. Piano di Scangero

16. Saros (p.16v)

17. Pelerizze isola di arcipelago

17. Porto Mosconisi

18. Porto Palermo in Scopoli

18. Porto Focie e ponta di Sabula

19. Spalmatori (p.19r)

19. Smyrna (p.19v)

20. Chios (p.20r & v)

21. Siamo (?Samos, p.21r)

21. Porto Sagi

22. Porto di Schiato

22. Tera biancha

23. Porto Gatonisi

23. Piano di Cara Baghla e Fontana di Bassa

24. Piano del Ponto Cero

24. Stanchio (Kos, p.24v)

25. Simi (p.25r)

25. Piano di Barba San Nicholo. Caramania

26. Isola di Limonia

26. Porto Cavaliere

27. Porto di Biscopi

27. Marmara in Caramania (Marmaris?, p.27v)

28. Rhodes (p.28r)

28. Porto Caracachi. Caramania

29. Castel Rosso

29. Colfo di Machri. Vilago Dogana

30. Castel Rosso

30. Porto di Cacamo

31. Porto Gauata in Sio

31. Alexandretta (Iskenderun, p.31v)

32. San Antonio in Lemno (p.32r)

32. Piano di Saudin

33. Condia in Lemnos (p.33r)

33. Piano di Tachia

34. Isola Leuati

34. Tripoli (p.34v)

35. Isola Caxo in arcipelago

35. Acre (p.35v)

36. Lipsos (p.36r)

36. Jaffa (p.36v)

37. Ipsara (p.37r)

37. Porto Pedra, Metelino (Mitilini, p.37v)

38. Porto Sighri. Metelino (38r)

38. Metelino (38v)

39. Stampalia (Astipalaia, p.39r)

39. Santorini (p.39v)

40. Paros (p.40r)

40. Porto di Nio

41. Miconi. Dellos (Mikonos, p.41r)

41. Negroponte (p.41v)

42. Negroponte (42r)

42. Porto Rondelo

43. Porto Coffe e porto Toron nel colfo di Casandria

43. Sigri (p.43v)

44. Porto Paros

44. Porto di Gatimos

45. Argentiera (Kimolos, p.45r)

45. Canea (Crete, p.45v)

46. Crete

46. Porto Sceuda

47. Crete

47. Porto di Spina Longa

48. Capo Sidero e Cogli Castro

48. Limaso (Limasol?, p.48v)

49. Arnica (Larnaca?, p.49r)

49. Piano della Rada di Basso

50. [Blank]

50. Barutti (Beirut?, p.50v)

51. Siria statto Otomano (first p.51, r & v)

51. Egypt (second p.51, r)

51. Trabuche in Barbaria (second p.51, v)

52. Piano di derne

52. Barbaria

53. Bingasi in Barbaria

53. Sidra (Sirte, p.53v)

54. Piano di Tabia o Porto Maghra

54. Tripoli di Barbaia (p.54v)

55. Piano di Suachsi e Chercani

55. Piano di Susa... in Barbaria

56. Biserta (Bizerte, p.56r)

56. Bona (Algeria, p.56v)

57. Barbaria

57. Porto Arseo

58. Algiers (p.58r)

58. Rada di Caciqua

59. Piano di Busimar.. regno di Allgieri

59. Sercelli... regno di Allgeri

60. Tangier (p.60r)

And a large folding plan of Constantinople