Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk and cartographer (b. 1650)
Vincenzo 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. He spent most of his life in Venice.
1718Dec, 9
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