Jul 09, 2020 - Sale 2540

Sale 2540 - Lot 260

Price Realized: $ 1,375
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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
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.