Solinus (Caius Julius) Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Memorabilium Thesaurus Locupletissimus, second edition, collation: a6 B4 a-z4 Aa-Ff4, 2 folding woodcut maps by Sebastian Munster (one of which browned, with small tear at fold foot and small hole to blank margin), numerous woodcut illustrations (some whole page), printer's woodcut device to title and final f. verso, book label laid down to title (obscuring previous ink ownership inscription), bookplates, some cracking to gutter (worst at 1C and hinges), several ff. browned, some light marginal browning and damp-staining, contemporary vellum with morocco label to spine, repair to spine head, small amount of worming to spine, [Adams S-1394; Burden 11], folio (c.300 x 194mm.), Basel, Michael Isingrin, 1543.

⁂ Munster's double-page map entitled Asia Minor, which appears here as it did in his first edition of Solinus' Polyhistor in 1538, is the earliest printed map focusing on the continent of Asia, and also contains the first printed representation of the Pacific coast of America.