Nov 11, 2008 - Sale 2162

Sale 2162 - Lot 217

Price Realized: $ 900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
PASCUAL, ANTONIO RAYMUNDO. Descubrimiento de la Aguja Náutica, de la Situación de la América, del Arte de Navegar, y de un Nuevo Método para el Adelantamiento en las Artes y Ciencias. [8], 320 pages. 4to, contemporary vellum; occasional toning. Madrid: Manuel González, 1789

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first edition of a treatise seeking to show that the medieval polymath Ramón Lull discovered the directive power of the magnet and its use in navigation, and that Lull's theories regarding the existence of a western continent influenced Columbus. Palau 214290; Wheeler Gift 559.