Amsterdam, Jacobum de Zetter, 1665. 8vo. Engr. extra title,+ (14),+ 1156,+ (12) pp. Minor spotting, pencil annotations pp. 444-450. Modern red half morocco, gilt spine and red marbled paper boards, green edges (S�dermalms bokbinderi). Old owner?s signature on the engraved title and signature of Fr. �kerblom, library stamp of Erland L�ngstr�m. OCLC 933885999. Sabin 41288 (without the engraved title and wrong collation). Second latin edition of this geographical and historical description of all nations and parts of the world. It was first published in Leiden 1655, and a third was published in 1670. It was translated into German (1658) and Italian (1660). It is mainly a compilation of Davity?s ?Les etats.? It is divided in 12 parts. The first part is a short geographical description, the second is a general economic part with each country?s natural resources, and the following parts describes each nations history, religion, customs of the native inhabitants etc. Part 3 about Spain is after Pierre d?Avity, part 4 is about Gallia, part 5 Anglia and Scotia, 6 Italia, 7 Germania, 8 North Europe (Scandinavia and Poland), 9 the hanseatic league, 10 Moscovia with Russia, Turkey, Greece, Arabia, Norht Africa and Persia, 11 with India, China and Japan, and part 12 is about America (pp. 1115-1156). The pencil notations is in the chapter of families in England. Lucas de Linda (1625-60) was a Polish traveller and secretary of the republic of Dantzig.

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Title: Descriptio orbis & omnium ejus rerumpublicarum. In qua praecipua omnium regnorum & rerumpublicarum. Ordine & methodice pertractantur quorum seriem versa ostendit pagina.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Hardcover / Hardback

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