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STRABO. Strabonis rerum geographicarum libri XVII. Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit ac commentariis illustavit. Edited by Isaac Casaubon. Geneva: Eustathius Vignon, 1587.
Two parts in one, 2o (348 x 225 mm). Title within historiated woodcut border, printed in Greek and Latin in double columns, DOUBLE-PAGE WORLD MAP (see description below). (Some minor worming to title and first few leaves.) 17th-century green stained vellum over paste-boards, wide border of gilt floral roll tool within two triple fillets of unstained vellum, with central oval gilt coat-of-arms of "Ferdinand Hofman Freyher Herr auf Grevenstein" on sides, flat spine, lettered in upper compartment, edges sprinkled red and blue (lacking silk ties, some minor rubbing). Provenance: Ferdinand Hofmann, Freiherr von Grevenstein, imperial councillor (his large bookplate engraved by Lucas Kilian and M. Göndelach on front pastedown and coat-of-arms gilt-blocked on sides); Castle Nikolsburg, Moravia, Princes Dietrichstein.
FIRST EDITION of Isaac Casaubon's famous edition of Strabo's Geography, one of the earliest and most important scientific treatises of historical geography. Strabo's only surviving work, the Geography constituted the first attempt at a unified treatise of geographical knowledge. Casaubon's edition is based on four manuscripts, which were in the library of his father-in-law the great Geneva printer and humanist Henri Estienne. This copy includes the excessively rare world map, one of the most important and influential maps of modern times, detailed below. Adams S-1908; Graesse VI:505.
[Map comprising:]
MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. Geneva, 1587. Engraved double-hemispherical world map with elaborate strapwork borders, armillary sphere, and compass rose. 327 x 538 mm.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF MERCATOR'S ONLY OBTAINABLE WORLD MAP
"Gerard Mercator's great world map of 1569 was condensed into double hemispherical form by his son Rumold. The engraving is a model of clarity and neatness, with typical cursive flourishes to the lettering of the sea names." (Shirley). The 1587 map, appears in various issues: with Latin or English text in the bottom margin, with or without text on verso. This copy is a variant of the four issues described by Koeman: without text on verso and without text in the bottom margin. Koeman Me12; Moreland & Bannister p. 243; Shirley 157; Wagner Northwest Coast 146.
Two parts in one, 2
FIRST EDITION of Isaac Casaubon's famous edition of Strabo's Geography, one of the earliest and most important scientific treatises of historical geography. Strabo's only surviving work, the Geography constituted the first attempt at a unified treatise of geographical knowledge. Casaubon's edition is based on four manuscripts, which were in the library of his father-in-law the great Geneva printer and humanist Henri Estienne. This copy includes the excessively rare world map, one of the most important and influential maps of modern times, detailed below. Adams S-1908; Graesse VI:505.
[Map comprising:]
MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599). Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. Geneva, 1587. Engraved double-hemispherical world map with elaborate strapwork borders, armillary sphere, and compass rose. 327 x 538 mm.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF MERCATOR'S ONLY OBTAINABLE WORLD MAP
"Gerard Mercator's great world map of 1569 was condensed into double hemispherical form by his son Rumold. The engraving is a model of clarity and neatness, with typical cursive flourishes to the lettering of the sea names." (Shirley). The 1587 map, appears in various issues: with Latin or English text in the bottom margin, with or without text on verso. This copy is a variant of the four issues described by Koeman: without text on verso and without text in the bottom margin. Koeman Me12; Moreland & Bannister p. 243; Shirley 157; Wagner Northwest Coast 146.