A rare two volume geographical lexicon
Universus Terrarum Orbis Scriptorum Calamo Delineatus hoc est Auctorum Fere' Omnium, qui de Europae, Asiae, Africae, & Americae regnis, provinciis, populis, civitatibus...
Padua: Frambotti & Conzatti, 1713, First Edition. Two volumes, 4to, comtemporary vellum with ink mss titles on spine, speckled edges; vol I: half-title, title, pp. (iv)+68+(iv)+536; vol II: half-title, title, pp. 688; 507 engraved plates, as called for, woodcuts throughout.
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A rare two volume geographical lexicon & LASOR A VAREA, Alphonsus.Stock #: 24516
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A very fine example of the rare first edition of this profusely-illustrated geographical lexicon by Raffaello Savonarola (d. 1748), under the pseudonym Lasor a Varea. The copper plates come from various sources, including Porcacchi's 'Le Isole più famose del mondo' (1572), Valegio's 'Raccolta' (1595), Magini's 'Geografia' (1596) and Rosaccio's 'Viaggio a Costantinopoli' (1598).
Shirley lists 495 topographical illustrations, excluding twelve costume plates.
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Ink stamp on titles.References:
COX II, 542: 'a most remarkable book'; GRAESSE IV, 115; SABIN 39133; SHIRLEY BL, T.LAS-1a.Related products
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