Marmora, Andrea (Ανδρέας Μαρμοράς)
Andrea Marmora (Ανδρέας Μαρμοράς 1618 - 1684) was a Corfiote soldier, knight, and historian. The Marmora family was an established noble family in Corfu, then part of the Republic of Venice. His first career was in the military. Upon his retirement, he wrote a history of his home, which was published in 1672: Della historia di Corfu. The work contained a map of the island, Pianta Dell' Isola Di Corfu Con Parte Della Grecia, which would provide the basis for many maps of Corfu over the course of a century.
AKA: Ανδρέας Μαρμοράς
Rare, Detailed Corfu.
Nova et Accurata Geographica Tabula Insulae Corfu seu Corcyrae cum Confinis suis ac Portubus ex Adverso in Graecia Iacentibus. Auctore Joachimo Ottens Amstelodami.
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This is Joachim Ottens' rare, beautiful 1717 map of Corfu. It was published in the wake of the famous 1716 Siege of Corfu; the victory is alluded to with the decorative element of the Venetian Lion of Saint Mark, sword upraised while kicking aside an Ottoman scimitar and turban. Ottens' map proved the canonical mapping of Corfu for the rest of the century. (more details)