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MAFFEI, GIOVANNI. Historiarum Indicarum Libri XVI. Engraved folding world map in the style of Ortelius, [iv], 541, [37] pages. Small folio, 12x7 1/2 inches, contemporary vellum slightly chipped at spine ends; intermittent dampstaining (slightly affecting map.) Cologne, 1589
Maffei's account of Portuguese exploits and Jesuit missionary work in India, East Asia and Brazil. Second edition, but first to include the world map. Shirley 166.
