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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