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Pardies, Ignace Gaston, S.J.
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
Globi Coelestis [Plates only]. Paris: Gaspard Duchange, [1693]
Folio (21¼ x 28½ in.; 540 x 724 mm). 6 double-page star maps engraved by G. Vallet (whose name has been removed for this edition) and colored in a contemporary hand surrounded by text in Latin and French in parallel columns on either side; some tiny ink spots in the extreme margins not affecting text.
Folio (21¼ x 28½ in.; 540 x 724 mm). 6 double-page star maps engraved by G. Vallet (whose name has been removed for this edition) and colored in a contemporary hand surrounded by text in Latin and French in parallel columns on either side; some tiny ink spots in the extreme margins not affecting text.
Literature
DeBacker-Sommervogel VI, 203, 14 ; Pastoureau 367; Warner, Sky Explored, p. 196-198
Catalogue Note
Second edition, recording the paths of comets observed since 1674. Often found without title and dedication leaf, the maps contain minor changes from the first edition, including a resetting of the descriptive text in slightly larger italic type.