Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History
Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History
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November 12, 04:34 PM GMT
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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MORISOT, CLAUDE BARTHÉLEMY
Orbis maritimi sive rerum in mari et littoribus gestarum generalis historia. Dijon: Pierre Palliot, 1643
FIRST EDITION, folio (350 x 220mm.), additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, folding engraved plate, 44 engravings in the text, old vellum, extended fore-edges, title in manuscript to spine, leaf ã possibly supplied in facsimile, title with minor repair to top left corner, occasional dampstaining, vellum slightly soiled
THE FIRST NAVAL HISTORY.
LITERATURE:
Borba de Moraes II, pp. 597-598; Sabin 50723