Exhibition of Maps: "Corfu by the Great Cartographers"
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25 Apr 2019
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CORFU. Corfu Municipal Art Gallery will be exhibiting some of the artistically and scientifically important maps of Corfu from its collection.
The exhibition will include maps by great European cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598), Olfert Dapper (c. 1635-1689), Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718), Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) and Joseph Roux (1725–1793).
These cartographers illustrated Corfu and the sea routes round the island (it was the only route from Venice to the Mediterranean) as well as some of the island's historical events - either included in their books and atlases or as individual maps.
From Thursday 25 April the works of these cartographers will be on exhibition in chronological order, covering four centuries, allowing us to see the development of cartography from the 17th century Baroque period, when aesthetics dominated, to the early 19th century, when there was an almost complete absence of any decorative items.
The exhibition will display 15 engravings in the central room of the Gallery's Permanent Exhibition.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 (Closed on Mondays and public holidays)
The exhibtion will be open for several months.
These cartographers illustrated Corfu and the sea routes round the island (it was the only route from Venice to the Mediterranean) as well as some of the island's historical events - either included in their books and atlases or as individual maps.
From Thursday 25 April the works of these cartographers will be on exhibition in chronological order, covering four centuries, allowing us to see the development of cartography from the 17th century Baroque period, when aesthetics dominated, to the early 19th century, when there was an almost complete absence of any decorative items.
The exhibition will display 15 engravings in the central room of the Gallery's Permanent Exhibition.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 (Closed on Mondays and public holidays)
The exhibtion will be open for several months.
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