Terrestrial globe of 1688
Certainly the most expensive Coronelli globe ever sold, and quite possibly the costliest single globe of any kind at auction*, this 3ft 61/2in (1.08m) diameter terrestrial globe of 1688 was sold for £210,000 to a collector as part of a July 10 Cartography sale held by Christie’s.
In 1684 Vincenzo Coronelli, a Franciscan friar who trained as an engraver, founded the Accademia Cos…