ROMANUS ADRIANUS (Roomen, Adriaa van)
Parvum theatrum urbium, sive urbium praecipuarum totius orbis brevis et methodica descriptio
Date: Frankfurt,Nicolaus Basse,1595
Cod. 2157
Subject: Travels Townbooks
3.200,00 €
4to (mm190X155) Pagg. (8), 365 [but 371], (25 index). Titlepage in red and black. First edition with 67 woodcut cities and plans depicting Costantinople, Geneve, Jerusalem, Riga, Rome, Venice and many other european cities. At the end descriptions of Florida, New-France, New-Spain, Nova-Galicia, Yucatan, Cuba etc. Bound in contemporary limp vellum with armorial piece at front cover, “1595” gilt impression, as well as “HIR”; manuscript title on spine. Good and fascinating copy. Adams R 694; Sabin 73000 contains descriptions of Florida, New-France, New-Spain, Nova Galicia, Yucatan, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, etc."; Alden 595; Bachmann 14;Muller 1376.
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