PTOLEMAUS, CLAUDIUS and; MERCATOR, GERARDUS. Tabulae Geographicae Cl. Ptolemei ad Mentem Auctoris Restitutae et Emendate per Gerardum Mercatorem. 28 double-page engraved maps, Koeman variant C with Vienna and Brussels Privilegio leaf, early manuscript calligraphy index describing the volume as the third part in a collected group of maps by Annibale Ranuzzi, lacking illustrated title and text leaves containing the colophon; [composite with:] 26 additional maps of antiquity by various cartographers including Ortelius, Blaeu, Sanson, and Du Val. Folio, 17x12 1/4 inches, contemporary vellum, quite springy, split formed with a small tear along front fore-edge, casing mostly separated from book block; Mercator maps with occasional minor surface soiling, light foxing and sheet toning to several of the additional composite maps. Koeman II, Me 1. Cologne, 1578