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Rare 17th-century atlas added to treasures in NSK Map Collection

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A rare 1687 atlas is the latest treasure in the Map Collection of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK). Made by one of the most notable 17th-century cartographers, Franciscan Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718), the atlas was printed in Paris by a prominent printer and engraver Nicolas Langlois. According to data included in it, the atlas was published in only 250 copies and only those who had previously purchased Coronelli’s globe could obtain it. 70 maps documenting ...