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MARSIGLI, Luigi Fernando, Comte de (1658-1730). Histoire physique de la Mer. Amsterdam: De'pens de la Companie, 1725.
2° (366 x 233mm). Title printed in red with hand-coloured engraved vignette, woodcut tailpieces and initials, 2 engraved folding maps, 3 folding plates of profiles and 42 plates by M. Pool, all coloured by hand, 6 engraved tables, 4 with hand-coloured illustrations. (Plate 1 torn and repaired without loss, plate 11 lacks lower margin, marginal wear on title.) Contemporary red morocco, covers gilt with centrepiece of scrolls and small tools, within thin roll-tool frame with cornerpieces, within floral roll-tool border, spine gilt in compartments with green lettering piece (spine faded with small wormhole at head, corners scuffed), inner gilt dentelles, g.e. Provenance: Georg Christoph Kilian (German engraver, 1709-1781, armorial bookplate).
A FINE COPY. Nissen ZBI 2699.
2° (366 x 233mm). Title printed in red with hand-coloured engraved vignette, woodcut tailpieces and initials, 2 engraved folding maps, 3 folding plates of profiles and 42 plates by M. Pool, all coloured by hand, 6 engraved tables, 4 with hand-coloured illustrations. (Plate 1 torn and repaired without loss, plate 11 lacks lower margin, marginal wear on title.) Contemporary red morocco, covers gilt with centrepiece of scrolls and small tools, within thin roll-tool frame with cornerpieces, within floral roll-tool border, spine gilt in compartments with green lettering piece (spine faded with small wormhole at head, corners scuffed), inner gilt dentelles, g.e. Provenance: Georg Christoph Kilian (German engraver, 1709-1781, armorial bookplate).
A FINE COPY. Nissen ZBI 2699.