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MELA, Pomponius (fl. 43-50). De orbis situ libri tres. Edited with a commentary by Joachim Vadian. Paris: Christian Wechel, 1540.
2° (306 x 204mm). Woodcut device on title, ornamental initials, with blank Cy4. (Lacks the world map by Fine, some waterstaining and browning.) Later vellum-backed boards (new endpapers, lightly soiled). Provenance: removed book-label (pastedown).
Later Vadian edition, containing the letter to Agricola which mentions America, first published in the 1518 edition.
2° (306 x 204mm). Woodcut device on title, ornamental initials, with blank Cy4. (Lacks the world map by Fine, some waterstaining and browning.) Later vellum-backed boards (new endpapers, lightly soiled). Provenance: removed book-label (pastedown).
Later Vadian edition, containing the letter to Agricola which mentions America, first published in the 1518 edition.
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