MARMORA, DELLA HISTORIA DI CORFU, 1672

FIRST EDITION, 4to (218 x 155mm.), additional engraved title, full-page engraved portrait of the author by Bosio after Lafeve on b4 recto, 3 double-page engraved maps and plans and 5 full-page numismatic illustrations, contemporary calf, lacking gathering 2C4, binding very slightly worn

Blackmer 1082

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The author came from an old Corfiote family, and a particularly interesting feature of this book is the comprehensive listing of all the prominent Greek families living in Corfu since the island became a Venetian possession in 1216. The maps and plans include a general map, a plan of the fortress of Corfu and a plan of Cherssopolis.