ROSACCIO, Giuseppe
Giuseppe Rosaccio (1530-1620) was an Italian physician and geographer, born in Friuli, Veneto. He became known for a series of works which popularized several scientific subjects. He wrote an essay on Muslim religion and above all texts on geography, cosmography, astronomy and astrology, which became very popular and were republished several times. Among his works are “Teatro del Cielo e della Terra” (Venice, 1595), “Il Mondo e le sue parti, cioè Europa, Affrica, Asia et America” (Verona, 1596), “Il Mondo elementare e celeste” (Treviso, 1604) and “Ptolemy's Geography”, containing many indexes and written in Italian vernacular (1599). He is also the creator of a large world map (Venice, 1597), a large map of Italy (Florence, 1609) and of Tuscany (Florence, 1609).
In this edition, Rosaccio combined the tradition of printed isolaria with that of pilgrims' chronicles. The “Voyage from Venice to Constantinople” includes maps of the itinerary accompanied by short texts. Thus, although he copies maps from earlier similar isolaria (G. Camoccio, P. Bertelli), Rosaccio offers the reader an illustrated version of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
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The disposiition of the Holy League fleet during the Battle of Lepanto (1571).
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View of Sibenik in Croatia. The fortress of Saint Nicholas is visible on the foreground.
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View of the fortress of Borsh, or Castle of Sopot, in Albania.
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View of Sultaniye castle on the Asian coast of the Dardanelles.
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View of Kilitbahir Castle, on the European coast of the Dardanelles.
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View of Famagusta as the city prepares its defense against the Ottoman attack, 1570.
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Map of Cephalonia. On the hill, Agios Georgios Castle in Argostoli.
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The Venetian army at Qeparo, Albania, during the siege of Sopot.
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View of the Adriatic coast, from Kotor in Montenegro to Durrës in Albania.
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View of the Ottoman fortress of Kanli Kula in Herceg Novi, besieged by the Venetians.
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Map of southeastern Hungary and Transylvania in western Rumania.
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Island off the coast of Istria, probably Sveti Nikola island outside Porec.
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View of Kotor in Montenegro, with the fortress of Saint John.
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The siege of Pylos (Navarino) and Methoni by the fleet of the Holy League (1571).
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Map of the islands of Santorini, Kammeni, Thirasia and Aspronisi.
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