First Edition of a Very Early Atlas of Islands
With Important New World Mapping
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Atlas/ Islands. BORDONE, Benedetto di
[Venice, 1528]
Isolario ... nel qual si ragiona di tutte l’Isole del mondo, con li lor nomi antichi & moderni, historie, favole, & modi del loro vivere ...
Small folio [31.5 x 22 cm]
(10) pp., 73 ff., including title printed in red and black, with 2 full-page and 3 double-page maps and many maps in the text. Bound in early vellum boards. Edges of title restored, gutter of initial and final leaves reinforced, single wormtrack through first 9 leaves, occasionally touching printed surface; light handsoiling throughout, otherwise excellent with maps in strong impressions.
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Among the Earliest Views of American Cities
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Mexico City/ Cusco. BRAUN, G. & HOGENBERG, F.
[Cologne, 1572]
Mexico, Regia Et Celebris Hispaniae . . ./ Cusco, Regni Peru . . .
10 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches
Fine hand color; excellent condition, with wide margins.
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Unusually Full-Margined Example
Of One of the Most Beautiful Maps of Latin America
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South America/ Caribbean/ Florida. DE BRY, T.
[Frankfurt, 1592]
Americae Pars Magis Cognita. Chorographia nobilis & opulentae Peruanae Provinciae, atque Brasiliae, . . . MDXCII. .
14 1/4 x 17 3/8 inches
Very wide margins, slight fold reinforcement, minor mend at insertion point, overall an excellent example.
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The First Separate Map of the Americas
In a Superb Example
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Western Hemisphere. MUNSTER, S.
[Basel, c. 1550]
Die Neuwen Inseln.
12 ¾ x 16 ¼ inches
Fine hand color; fine condition.
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A Dutch Masterwork in a Mint Example
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Mexico. BLAEU, W.
[Amsterdam, 1647]
Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia. .
15 x 19 ¾ inches
Fine original color; mint condition.
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