a (Ανδρέας Μαρμοράς 1618 - 1684) was a Corfiote soldier, knight, and historian. The Marmoras family was an established noble family in Corfu, then part of the Republic of Venice. His first career was 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.


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