Vincenzo Coronelli Auction Prices and Value Guide
Vincenzo Coronelli auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 348 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Vincenzo Coronelli auction prices: quick answer
Vincenzo Coronelli auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Vincenzo Coronelli
- Source records
- 348
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Vincenzo Coronelli
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650–1718) was an Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist widely regarded as one of the foremost mapmakers of the Baroque era. Active primarily in Venice from the early 1680s until his death, Coronelli produced landmark terrestrial and celestial globes for European courts—including commissions for Louis XIV of France—and issued numerous atlases, city plans, and geographical treatises. His copperplate engravings combined scientific accuracy with elaborate Baroque ornament, making his works sought after by collectors and institutions alike. Coronelli also founded the Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti, one of the earliest geographical societies. Today his printed maps, globe gores, and atlases appear regularly in the antiquarian market and are held by major libraries and museums worldwide.
Baroque cartographyEngravingCartographic printing (copperplate)World and regional mapsTerrestrial and celestial globes
Common works and media
Collectors most often encounter Coronelli's work as individual copperplate-engraved map sheets from his atlases, including regional maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as detailed city plans and island charts. His terrestrial and celestial globe gores—printed segments designed to be mounted on spherical forms—also appear on the market. Less frequently, complete bound atlases, such as volumes of the Atlante Veneto, and original printed globes surface at auction. Prints are typically on laid paper, sometimes with contemporary hand-coloring.
Market and appraisal context
Coronelli's engraved maps and atlas plates appear frequently at auction, reflecting his large and widely distributed output. Collectors should consider size, subject region, condition of the paper and engraving, presence and authenticity of period hand-coloring, and whether the work is a complete atlas or a single sheet. Intact Coronelli globes are rare and command significant premiums. Provenance linking a work to a notable historical collection can further affect value. Auction records for comparable Old Master cartographic prints provide useful benchmarks for appraisal.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Size and completeness of maps or atlases; large wall maps command premiums over book-format plates
- Condition of copperplate engravings, including paper quality, coloring (original vs. modern), and margins
- Subject matter rarity; maps of specific regions, city plans, or celestial charts vary in demand
- Provenance and historical significance; examples with royal or notable library provenance are more valuable
- Intact globes are significantly rarer and more valuable than individual printed sheets
Appraisal caveats
- Coronelli's engraved output was prolific; individual map sheets are relatively common at auction while complete atlases and intact globes are scarce.
- Original hand-coloring, when present, should be authenticated, as later coloring affects value.
- Market context is inferred from general cartographic auction patterns; no specific realized-price data was available in the source pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- RKD library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
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