BERTIUS PETRUS Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum Libri S

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BERTIUS, PETRUS. Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum Libri Septem. [xvi], 829, [9] pages including 220 hand-colored engraved maps and plans, text in French. Oblong 8vo, 5x7 inches, period reversed sheep, corners a little worn; engraved title-page stained and with an early repair, occasional light damp and spotting, tear within text of Bb2. Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1618

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French edition of Bertius' wonderful miniature atlas of world geography. The double-hemisphere world map appears in duplicate as standard. Bertius was professor of mathematics and librarian at the University of Leyden, and in 1618 became cosmographer and historiographer to Louis XIII of France. His writings were confined to geography and theology. "The former provided his living and brought him to renown, while the latter brought him to grief." Phillips/LeGear 5925.