Carlo Rossetti (diplomat)

Carlo Rossetti (1876–1948) was the second Italian consul to Korea, serving from November 1902 to May 1903. Before being posted to the consulate in Seoul, he was a lieutenant in the Italian Royal Navy. While in Korea, he took photographs of Korean people in various capacities, the first such produced by a Westerner according to Lucio Izzo, director of the Italian Cultural Institute. Upon his return to Italy in 1904, he wrote and talked about his time in Korea.

Publications by Rossetti

 * Corea e coreani : impressioni e ricerche sull'impero del Gran Han. Bergamo : Istituto d'arti grafiche, 1904-1905
 * Lettere dalla Corea : Cenni sulle istituzioni ed i commerci di quell'impero / Canavis (Carlo Rossetti) Livorno : R. Giusti, 1904