MAFFEI GIOVANNI Historiarum Indicarum Libri XVI

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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

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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.