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PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. [Geografia]..Espositioni et introduttioni universali di Girolamo Ruscelli sopra tutta la Geografia di Tolomeo. Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1561.
2 parts Expositione only (of 3), 4° (230 x 160mm). Title with woodcut printers device, woodcut initials and illustrations, 27 double-page engraved maps of the ancient world, 37 of the modern world including world map and nautical chart. (Upper margins of platemarks shaved not affecting captions, occasional light staining, minor worm affecting guards of several maps.) Eighteenth century calf backed boards. Nordenskiold 2, 216.
2 parts Expositione only (of 3), 4° (230 x 160mm). Title with woodcut printers device, woodcut initials and illustrations, 27 double-page engraved maps of the ancient world, 37 of the modern world including world map and nautical chart. (Upper margins of platemarks shaved not affecting captions, occasional light staining, minor worm affecting guards of several maps.) Eighteenth century calf backed boards. Nordenskiold 2, 216.