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Le relationi vniversali

First published Rome, 1591-1592. See Sabin · Pts. 2-[7] and the addendum to pt. 4 have special t.-p.'s. Pagination, pt. 1: [32], 208, 71, [1] p. (the last blank); pt. 2: [20], 131, [1] p. (the last blank); pt. 3: 156, [24] p.; pt. 4: 68 p.; pt. 4, addendum: [72] p.; pt. 5: 56 p.; pt. 6: [8], 52 p.; pt. [7]: 22, [2] p. (the last 2 blank) · Pts. 5 and [7] dated 1617 · Some of the engraved maps are signed: Porro · Addendum to pt. 4 comprises 32 mostly full-page woodcuts. Fifteen of them depict monsters. The remainder depict natives of India, Africa and Arabia and have been printed from pieces of a large block of 1508 by Hans Burgkmair, or from pieces of a copy of it. See W. Oakeshott, Some woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair · Signatures: a-b A-R S, ²a¹ A-G H¹, ³A-I K L, [dagger] A-C D¹, A-D, a A-C D, [dagger] A-C D², A B · Includes indexes · Sabin · Binding: later limp vellum in a single vol. Author in gilt on red spine label · On front pastedown is photocopy armorial bookplate, perhaps for de Maupas of Paris (Rietveld). T.p. signed at either side of device by Giulio Stanga

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