With the First Printed Map to Reflect
Voyages of the Age of Discovery
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World Map/ Early Discovery/ Africa. POMPONIUS MELA
[Venice, 1482]
Pomponii Mellae Cosmographi Geographia:… [Including: DIONYSIUS PERIEGETES, De Situ Orbis. Tr. Priscianus.] .
4to. [7 ½ x 5 ½ inches]
(48) ff., (A-F8), including one full-page woodcut map of the world on verso of a1, first leaf printed in red and black, and 2 large and 7 small woodcut initials in text. Bound in stiff later vellum with author and title gilt on spine. Top & left margins extended with ms. reinstatement of part of outer engraved border, title leaf slightly spotted, final leaf re-margined and mounted with some discoloration. Light toning to edges of text leaves, which are numbered in an early hand; minor waterstaining in lower corners of final quire, not affecting text; very good overall.
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A Very Rare, Miniature World Map of the 15th Century
In Original Color
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World. SCHEDEL, H./ SCHONSPERGER, J.
[Augsburg, 1497]
Secuda etas mundi folium xiii.
9 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches
4 x 5 ½ inches (map only) 9 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches (printed area with text). Crude though certainly original color; capitals in text rubricated with red underlining in both map and text; patch in centerfold but no loss, two mended splits from lower margin, hand soiling, still very good.
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The Very Scarce First Block
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World/ Pacific Ocean. MUNSTER, S.
[Basel, c. 1540-48]
Typus Universalis.
10 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches
Attractive, possibly early color; a few mended splits entering surface, else excellent.
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The First General Work with an Account of Columbus
Illustrated with Many City Views
& the Famous Tower of Babel Cut
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Columbus/ City Views/ Biblical History. [BERGOMENSIS] FORESTI, Jacobus Philippus
[Venice, 1503]
Novissime hystoria omniu[m] noviter [editae]…que Supplementum Chronicaru[m] nuncupantur.
Folio [31.5 x 21.5 cm]
(462) ff. including final blank, with woodcut Pallavicini arms in red and black on title, numerous floriated initials, red capital strokes throughout, printed marginalia and timeline in gutter, 4 full-page woodcuts in ornamental borders, and 89 woodcut city views in text. Thoroughly annotated in margins in a contemporary hand. Bound in half calf and marbled paper over boards – somewhat scuffed and bare; paper letterpiece on spine. Title entirely re-margined, with some thumbing and soiling, early ownership inscription at lower margin; next seven leaves re-margined at outer edge, with some waterstaining and repairs at lower gutter. Some repairs to last nine leaves including one index leaf with significant text loss. Diminishing mild waterstaining to upper edge of first dozen quires, and some pale staining to lower gutter of later leaves, else crisp and bright; good.
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An Early World Map with an Influential Projection
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World. BORDONE, Benedetto di
[Venice, 1528/ 1547]
Untitled Woodcut Map of the World.
9 ½ x 14 ¾ inches
One light stain, else xcellent condition.
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