Orcel, Gian Giuseppe
Gian Giuseppe Orcel (fl. c. 1775 - 1793) was a French bookseller and publisher based in Palermo, Sicily, during the second half of the 18th century. Orcel opened a bookshop in Palermo, operating in partnership the brothers Martinon, one of who had a shop in Messina. Orcel and a few others were solely responsible for selling and publishing foreign language titles in Sicily and thus keeping the lines of intellectual exchange open. He greatest cartographic achievement was the publication of a massive wall map of Italy based upon the original 1720 manuscript of the Austrian military officer and surveyor Samuel Graf von Schmettau, his expanded and revised map, on a much larger scale the Schmettau's 1723 publication, was the finest and largest map of Sicily yet published.
We're Still Hunting
We don't yet have any maps by this cartographer in stock — but that's more a matter of timing than availability. New acquisitions arrive regularly, and pieces from this maker do surface. Check back soon, or reach out if you're specifically looking for one — we're always happy to keep an eye out.
Have a map by this cartographer you're looking to sell? We'd love to hear from you.