Péron Francois - Freycinet Louis Claude de

Partie Historique:

Atlas, and

Atlas, deuxieme partie

Paris, Langlois, no date but 1807 and 1811

Hill 1329; Ferguson 449

In large quarto, 32x24 cm

Atlas : in contemporary quarter calf and boards, spine gilt with engraved title

40 plates (2-41) as issued; two of them folding;

20 of them in contemporary colour, one heightened in gold

Plates, separated with fine paper

Rebound in its original binding possibly for being washed. Still a small, brown spot here and there. No repairs, in deep colour and overall in fine condition.

Hulsius, Levinus

Franckfurt am Mayn,

Weissen, in Verleging die Hulsischen. 1623

(Church 310; JCB I 573)

Small in quarto. Remboitage in old vellum over boards

4 nn leaves, including engraved title page;

256 pages

14 (folding) maps

First and complete translation in German of Antonio de Herreras Descripcion de las Indias, 1601, the second atlas ever to be dedicated to the Americas. This essential atlas accompanied his magnificent Historia de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Indias Occidentales, Madrid 1601-1615. The ...

Kaerius, P

A Petro Montano

Amsterdam. 1622

(Koeman Kee3; van der Heijden, 1998 map 82 etc; van der Heijden 1990 map 4.2: the Lion)

In Folio 41x28,5 cm, 25 double page maps in contemporary colour.

Binding restored saving the original spine & lettering

Printed title page

Engraved title page in contemporary colour

2 nn leaves Petrus Montanus texts

Lvs 1-6; pp. 7-19; 19=double folio; lvs 20 and 21; 22-26 pp; lvs 26 and 27; lvs 32-38; pp 37 (sic)-41; lvs 41-45; pp 45-49; lvs 49 and 50; pp 50-55; lvs 55 and 56; pp57-61; leaves 61-67; pp 67-70; leaves 70- 78; pp 78-81; leaves 81-91; 2 nn leaves.

In total 4 nn lvs; A-Z in 2; Aa-Nn in 2; ...

Ziegler, Jacob

Argentorati (Strasbourg) , Rihelium (Rihel). 1536

Terra Sancta: Laor mapas 866-700 A;

Scondia (Scandia, Scandinavia) : Ginsberg, 2006, map 8; Ehrensvard, 2006, pp 49-51; Burden 1996, Map 9

Small in folio (29x19 cm)

Contemporary embossed pigskin over wooden boards

Two original clasps. Raised bands,

Title in contemporary manuscript on the spine

Contemporary paper library label : Terre Sancte descriotio quam palestinam nominant auctore Jacobo Zieglero C 83

148 leaves; 14 non numbered leaves;

8 double page woodcut maps;

2 nn leaves.

Waterstain upper quarter of the book ...

Bordone

Isolario di Benedetto Bordone..                

de tutte lIsole del mondo...

Venice, Aristotele (=Zoppino) , 1534

(Shirley 59; Ginsberg, Scandinavia, map 7; Burden, map 8: Suarez, Shedding the veil, pp 66/67; Harrisse Vetustissima no. 187

In folio, XIX quarter vellum

10 nn leaves; 74 folios

Title in engraved scrolls printed in red and black

Second edition of this important atlas, published in June 1534.The atlas includes the first edition of the oldest known report on Pizarros conquest of Peru and his victory over the Incas on March 15, 1533.

The modern ...