Sicilia Insula
| Reference: | S30287 |
| Author | Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO |
| Year: | 1571 ca. |
| Zone: | Sicily |
| Printed: | Venice |
| Measures: | 210 x 145 mm |
€2,000.00
| Reference: | S30287 |
| Author | Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO |
| Year: | 1571 ca. |
| Zone: | Sicily |
| Printed: | Venice |
| Measures: | 210 x 145 mm |
€2,000.00
Description
Rare first state before the number. From Camocio's "Isole Famose".
This work, as was usual for Camocio and his other contemporary publishers, was on the market as loose map and later included in the "Isole famose, porti, fortezze e terre marittime sottoposte alla Serenissima Signoria di Venetia, ed altri Principi Christiani, et al Signor Turco, nouamente poste in luce. In Venetia alla libreria del segno di San Marco".
The issue with the numbers are, instead, those inserted in the editions of the book published by Donato Bertelli - showing the imprint In Venetia alla libreria del segno di San Marco.
This edition, although without date, dates back to after 1575, the year in which the Camocio disappeared during the pestilence epidemic in Venice and much of its typography was acquired by Bertelli.
“Il fatto che copie sciolte si trovino in raccolte spurie è una conferma che la Sicilia 'piccola' di Camocio fu commercializzata separatamente. Pinargenti si servì di una di queste copie 'sciolte' per trarne una mappa più che fedele, pressoché identica, da porre nelle sue Isole che son da Venetia nella Dalmatia et per tutto l'Arcipelago fino a Costantinopoli, del 1573, che porta a datare la stampa della Sicilia 'piccola' di Camocio a un anno compreso tra il 1567 e il 1572.
Le molte stampe rappresentanti le isole di cui Camocio aveva i rami e che aveva commercializzato sciolte, furono raccolte da Donato Bertelli nel volume, non datato ma del 1574-75, Isole famose, porti, fortezze e terre maritime con l'indicazione "alla libraria del Segno di S. Marco". La "Sicilia Insula" è la tavola numero 73 nell'esemplare del Museo Correr, la 71 in quello del Maritime Museum, la 70 in quello del Museo Naval di Madrid e la 51 in quello della British Library; poiché le raccolte mancano di indice era cura del legatore inserire le mappe secondo un ordine non sempre noto. Va tuttavia segnalato che la mappa di Camocio reca inciso in lastra il numero 73, a indicare una precisa sequenza e collocazione da parte dell'editore.
Il rapporto tra Camocio e Bertelli è tutt'altro che chiaro e ha portato anche a ipotizzare una collaborazione tra i due nella pubblicazione, seppure con ruoli differenti. D'altra parte Gallo è convinto che il volume sia stato pubblicato da Donato Bertelli dopo averne acquistato i rami alla morte di Camocio. È luogo comune della storiografia cartografica che una prima edizione delle Isole famose sia stata edita da Camocio tra il 1568 e il 1570 e che Donato Bertelli ne abbia pubblicato una seconda edizione nel 1574. Invece, Le Isole di Camocio e Le Isole di Donato Bertelli non sono pubblicazioni distinte ma si tratta della stessa opera. Gallo segnala, inoltre, che tre copie dell'isolario Bertelli-Camocio sono alla Biblioteca Marciana di Venezia: i Rari 244 e Rari 370, di 88 fogli, considerati da Gallo completi; il volume Rari Ven. 592 manca invece di alcuni fogli (1, 2, 84-88). La Biblioteca del Museo Correr di Venezia ha due copie complete (Op. P.D.Gr. 2761 e 3067). Sono tutte copie dell'edizione Bertelli 1574-75, mentre non v'è traccia di un'edizione precedente. In effetti, nel 1575 Donato Bertelli aveva a disposizione quasi tutti i rami della bottega di Camocio e molti di questi furono usati per comporre il volume sulle Isole.” (cfr. A. Bedon in Valerio-Spagnolo "Sicilia 1477-1861", p. 156).
Etching with engraving, in good condition.
Bibliografia:
S. Bifolco, Città e Fortezze Principali del Mondo, in Bifolco-Ronca "Cartografia e Topografia Italiana del XVI secolo. Catalogo ragionato delle opere a stampa" (2018), pp. 126, 140-141; Bifolco & Ronca, L'Italia e i suoi territori, p. 334, tav. 141; R. Almagià, Monumenta Italiae Cartographica, 1929, p.23; L. Dufour, A. La Gumina, Imago Siciliae, 1998, p. 74, 289; Anna Bedon, in Valerio-Spagnolo "Sicilia 1477-1861", pp. 156, n. 35.
Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO (Attivo a Venezia tra 1558 - 1575)
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Publisher Venetian, born in the first half of the century. XVI, in an uncertain place, perhaps in Asolo (Treviso) perhaps Slot (Cream). Most likely the first hypothesis because the presence of Camocio family, originally from Piedmont, is widely documented in the town of Treviso. The family Camocio, also belonged the celebrated Hellenist John the Baptist, considered by some historians, relatives and even John's brother Francis. Camocio already resident in Venice, the Doge in 1552 asked for and obtained, together with other shareholders, as editor, the privilege for fifteen years to publish the translation into Latin of the writings of Greek authors. In his book publisher, is also attributed some ten editions in Health (until 1571). The main activity of Camocio, owner of the library "The symbolism of the Pyramid" in San Lio in Haberdashery, was the sale of prints and engravings, intaglio reproductions of important works of art and maps, while his activities as a publisher of books is fragmented and delayed in time. At the "Pyramid" is also sold books on spicy, like the sonnets printed by Domenico Zenoi, which earned him the payment of a fine: 10 ducats to the author and owner of 5 ducats a library. Camocio was one of the largest publishers of maps of the sixteenth century, all produced in a laboratory chalcographic definitely its own. Although it is very difficult to determine precisely how many cards you collected and managed to produce and print, because of the ease with which, over time, they falsified the names of authors, publishers, and dates were changed. However, the presence of his name in many papers and his demands for privilege testify to his busy schedule. Subjects taken by great artists such as Titian and Michelangelo, views of cities, fortresses and maps, for the realization of which were called to work as evidenced by the signatures on the cards, engravers and cartographers of the value of Domenico Zenoi (Zenoni), Donato and Ferdinand (Ferdinand) Bertelli, Paolo Furlani (Forlani) and Giacomo Gastaldi.
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Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO (Attivo a Venezia tra 1558 - 1575)
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Publisher Venetian, born in the first half of the century. XVI, in an uncertain place, perhaps in Asolo (Treviso) perhaps Slot (Cream). Most likely the first hypothesis because the presence of Camocio family, originally from Piedmont, is widely documented in the town of Treviso. The family Camocio, also belonged the celebrated Hellenist John the Baptist, considered by some historians, relatives and even John's brother Francis. Camocio already resident in Venice, the Doge in 1552 asked for and obtained, together with other shareholders, as editor, the privilege for fifteen years to publish the translation into Latin of the writings of Greek authors. In his book publisher, is also attributed some ten editions in Health (until 1571). The main activity of Camocio, owner of the library "The symbolism of the Pyramid" in San Lio in Haberdashery, was the sale of prints and engravings, intaglio reproductions of important works of art and maps, while his activities as a publisher of books is fragmented and delayed in time. At the "Pyramid" is also sold books on spicy, like the sonnets printed by Domenico Zenoi, which earned him the payment of a fine: 10 ducats to the author and owner of 5 ducats a library. Camocio was one of the largest publishers of maps of the sixteenth century, all produced in a laboratory chalcographic definitely its own. Although it is very difficult to determine precisely how many cards you collected and managed to produce and print, because of the ease with which, over time, they falsified the names of authors, publishers, and dates were changed. However, the presence of his name in many papers and his demands for privilege testify to his busy schedule. Subjects taken by great artists such as Titian and Michelangelo, views of cities, fortresses and maps, for the realization of which were called to work as evidenced by the signatures on the cards, engravers and cartographers of the value of Domenico Zenoi (Zenoni), Donato and Ferdinand (Ferdinand) Bertelli, Paolo Furlani (Forlani) and Giacomo Gastaldi.
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