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BOTERO, Giovanni. Le relationi universali.Venezia, Alessandro Vecchi, 16124to, mm. 200x145. Legatura in piena pergamena, titolo su tassello in marocchino al dorso. 6 parti in 1 volume. I: 32, 240, 80, 4 carte di tavola ripiegate fuori testo. II: 20, 152. III: 183, 9. IV: 16, 79, 1b. V: 8, 70, 2b. VI: 8, 95, 1 b. Firma di antico possessore sul Frontespizio “Candido Petrolo”. Macchie di umidità alle prime carte, pagina finale con rinforzo e piccolo foro di tarlo, difetti.Bella edizione con le mappe dei quattro continenti incise da Giuseppe Rosaccio. Di particolare interesse è la mappa dell'America che deriva dalla mappa delle Americhe di Giovanni Lorenzo d'Anania del 1582 e ulteriormente basata sulla geografia di Ortelius. Notevole il caratteristico rigonfiamento della costa occidentale del Sud America e dell'enorme continente meridionale che si collega alla Nuova Guinea. Anian e Quivira compaiono sulla costa occidentale del Nord America. Giovanni Botero (1544 – 1617) fu considerato per più di un secolo il miglior geografo esistente. Borba de Moraes I, 114: “For more than a century considered the best geographer in existence”. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 13. L’opera è un'ampia raccolta di notizie storiche, geografiche e politiche di tutte le parti del mondo conosciuto, compresi gli aspetti religiosi.P. D. Burden, The Mapping of North America, 149.
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BOTERO, Giovanni. Le relationi universali.Venezia, Alessandro Vecchi, 1612
4to, mm. 200x145. Full vellum binding, title on morocco label at the spine.6 parts in 1 volume. I: 32, 240, 80, 4 folded maps o.t. II: 20, 152. III: 183, 9. IV: 16, 79, 1b. V: 8, 70, 2b. VI: 8, 95, 1b. Signature of previous owner on titlepage ?Candido Petrolo?. Dampstains on the first pages, final page with reinforcement and small worm hole, defects.
Beautiful edition with maps of the four continents engraved by Giuseppe Rosaccio. Beautiful edition with maps of the four continents engraved by Giuseppe Rosaccio. Of particular interest is the map of America which is derived from Giovanni Lorenzo d'Anania's 1582 map of the Americas and further based on the geography of Ortelius. Most notable is the characteristic bulge to the west coast of South America and the huge Southern Continent that attaches to Nova Guinea. Anian and Quivira appear on North America's bulbous western coast. The map of Africa extends to show the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Brazil. Giovanni Botero (1544 ? 1617) was considered the best existing geographer for more than a century. Borba de Moraes I, 114: ?For more than a century considered the best geographer in existence?. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 13. The work is a large collection of historical, geographical and political information from all parts of the known world, including religious aspects.
4to, mm. 200x145. Full vellum binding, title on morocco label at the spine.6 parts in 1 volume. I: 32, 240, 80, 4 folded maps o.t. II: 20, 152. III: 183, 9. IV: 16, 79, 1b. V: 8, 70, 2b. VI: 8, 95, 1b. Signature of previous owner on titlepage ?Candido Petrolo?. Dampstains on the first pages, final page with reinforcement and small worm hole, defects.
Beautiful edition with maps of the four continents engraved by Giuseppe Rosaccio. Beautiful edition with maps of the four continents engraved by Giuseppe Rosaccio. Of particular interest is the map of America which is derived from Giovanni Lorenzo d'Anania's 1582 map of the Americas and further based on the geography of Ortelius. Most notable is the characteristic bulge to the west coast of South America and the huge Southern Continent that attaches to Nova Guinea. Anian and Quivira appear on North America's bulbous western coast. The map of Africa extends to show the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Brazil. Giovanni Botero (1544 ? 1617) was considered the best existing geographer for more than a century. Borba de Moraes I, 114: ?For more than a century considered the best geographer in existence?. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 13. The work is a large collection of historical, geographical and political information from all parts of the known world, including religious aspects.
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