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FONTANA, Fulvio (1648-1723). I pregi della Toscana. Florence: Pier Mattia Miccioni and Michele Nestenus, 1701. 2 (355 x 235mm). Half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait and 37 engraved plates of naval subjects by Hubert Vincent, woodcut historiated and ornamental head- and tailpieces and initials. (Engraved portrait shorter at lower margin, occasional light soiling and a few stains.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title and small paper labels on spine (spine heavily chipped, a few light stains and creases). Provenance: Nicolai Antinori (early ownership inscription).
FIRST EDITION WITH FINE PLATES of Fontana's history of the knightly order of Saint Stephen. The order was founded by Cosimo de' Medici in 1562 and one of its main aims was the defense of Tuscany's coast against pirates. The fine plates illustrate battles at Algiers, Negroponte, Bona, Sisto, Namur and elsewhere. Atabey 441; Graesse II, 611.
FIRST EDITION WITH FINE PLATES of Fontana's history of the knightly order of Saint Stephen. The order was founded by Cosimo de' Medici in 1562 and one of its main aims was the defense of Tuscany's coast against pirates. The fine plates illustrate battles at Algiers, Negroponte, Bona, Sisto, Namur and elsewhere. Atabey 441; Graesse II, 611.