Lot 259
Middle East.- Gramaye (Jean-Baptiste) Asia, sive historia universalis Asiaticarum gentium et rerum domi forisque gestarum..., first edition, Antwerp, J.Beller, 1604
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Description
Middle East.- Gramaye (Jean-Baptiste) Asia, sive historia universalis Asiaticarum gentium et rerum domi forisque gestarum..., first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, 7 engraved maps by Pieter van den Keere after Ortelius, 4pp. errata at end, trace of manuscript inscription to title, browned, sometimes heavily, washed, later vellum, spine and fore-edge titled in manuscript, spine a little rubbed and lacking small portion at foot, [Not in Blackmer], small 4to, Antwerp, J.Beller, 1604.
⁂ Comprehensive history of ancient Asia from Siberia to Cyprus, compiled, largely after classical sources, by the Dutch lawyer and historian Jean-Baptiste Gramaye (1579-1635). The seven maps depict Arabia, the Gulf, Palestine, Persia, Siberia, Cyprus, and Anatolia, and show a large amount of places, rivers, and main roads instead of regional borders.
Description
Middle East.- Gramaye (Jean-Baptiste) Asia, sive historia universalis Asiaticarum gentium et rerum domi forisque gestarum..., first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, 7 engraved maps by Pieter van den Keere after Ortelius, 4pp. errata at end, trace of manuscript inscription to title, browned, sometimes heavily, washed, later vellum, spine and fore-edge titled in manuscript, spine a little rubbed and lacking small portion at foot, [Not in Blackmer], small 4to, Antwerp, J.Beller, 1604.
⁂ Comprehensive history of ancient Asia from Siberia to Cyprus, compiled, largely after classical sources, by the Dutch lawyer and historian Jean-Baptiste Gramaye (1579-1635). The seven maps depict Arabia, the Gulf, Palestine, Persia, Siberia, Cyprus, and Anatolia, and show a large amount of places, rivers, and main roads instead of regional borders.
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