Arrianus, Flavius (Nicolas Blankaeert, ed.)

Techné taktiké (Graece). Ars tactica, acies contra Alanos, periplus Ponti Euxini, periplus maris Erythraei, liber de venatione, Epicteti enchiridion, ejusdem apophthegmata et fragmenta. Amsterdam: Janssonius à Waesberghe, 1683



Tall 8vo.  Engraved historiated title by Johan van den Aveele, 2 engraved folding maps, 1 engraved folding table, and 10 schematic engravings in the text, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, woodcut initials, uncut. Original speckled boards, manuscript spine-label.

Hoffmann I, 376

A collection of the shorter works of Arrianus, with Greek-Latin parallel text. The larger map (after Ortelius, 400 x 470 mm.), bound in at beginning of text, belongs to the description of the Arabian Sea, but also shows the whole northern part of the Indian Ocean, as it was known in antiquity. It shows the east coasts of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Persia, India, and the Malay peninsula, with Sumatra and Borneo. The smaller map (170 x 210 mm.) shows the Black Sea with its coasts and tributaries.

Included are several of the works of the Greek historian and philosopher, including his account of ancient Roman military practices, and his manual of Epictetus's moral philosophy.  The commentaries are by Johann Scheffer, Hieronymus Wolf, and Johann Wilhelm Stuck.