Title: Relationi Universali di Giovanni Botero Benese Author: Botero, Giovanni Place: Venice Publisher: Bertani Date: 1659 Description: [viii], 750, [32] (index) pp. Four copper-engraved folding maps. 8¾x6¾, period vellum, rebacked, with title in manuscript on spine. Botero's landmark geography, first published in 1591 without maps, was reprinted many times in many languages and used as a geographical reference for nearly 100 years. These are the second edition of the maps, engraved by Rosaccio for the 1605 edition of Botero's work. Lot Amendments Condition: Vellum yellowed, stained and cracked, lower front corner worn; small owner's stamp on title-page; text with foxing and browning, a few pages with marginal wear; signs of small cracks in the printing plate of Africa, maps with marginal creases; overall good. Item number: 197115
Title: Relationi Universali di Giovanni Botero Benese Author: Botero, Giovanni Place: Venice Publisher: Bertani Date: 1659 Description: [viii], 750, [32] (index) pp. Four copper-engraved folding maps. 8¾x6¾, period vellum, rebacked, with title in manuscript on spine. Botero's landmark geography, first published in 1591 without maps, was reprinted many times in many languages and used as a geographical reference for nearly 100 years. These are the second edition of the maps, engraved by Rosaccio for the 1605 edition of Botero's work. Lot Amendments Condition: Vellum yellowed, stained and cracked, lower front corner worn; small owner's stamp on title-page; text with foxing and browning, a few pages with marginal wear; signs of small cracks in the printing plate of Africa, maps with marginal creases; overall good. Item number: 197115
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