Apr 07, 2022 - Sale 2600

Sale 2600 - Lot 300

Price Realized: $ 812
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(EARLY EXPLORATION.) Antonio Raymundo Pasqual. Descubrimiento de la aguja nautica, de la situacion de la America, del arte de navegar, y de un nuevo metodo para el adelantamiento en las artes y ciencias. [8], 320 pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; minor dampstaining. Madrid, 1789

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Argues that Ramon Llull discovered the power of the magnet in navigation, and that Llull's theories regarding the existence of a western continent influenced Columbus. Medina BHA 5346; Palau 214290; Sabin 58993.