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Serrano, Andrés
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Andres Serrano
- Los siete principes de los angeles, validos del Rey del Cielo. Misioneros, y protectores de la tierra, con la practica de su devocion... Segunda impresion. Brussels [but probably Madrid]: François Foppens, 1707
- Paper
4to (196 x 142mm.), engraved frontispiece by Gregorio Fosman y Medina, engraved portrait of Philip V, woodcut tailpieces, double-page engraved map of the "New Philippines", later navy calf with gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, small paper flaw in N1 with loss of one letter, final quire browned, extremities rubbed
Provenance
J. Peeters-Fontainas, booklabel with number 1302, sale in these rooms, 22-23 May 1978, lot 477
Literature
Medina, Filipinas 391; Palau 310256; Peeters-Fontainas 1189
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The first edition was published in Mexico in 1699 but only comprised fifteen leaves; this edition has over 500 pages (the bulk of which is devotional literature regarding the seven archangels) and is the first edition to contain the map. Serrano, a Jesuit in the Philippines, describes how two Jesuit priests encountered some natives from the Palau islands, southeast of the Philippines, and from them were able to draft the map of 87 of the islands in the chain; this work therefore contains the earliest discovery of those islands.