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Indiarum Orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio, Pet. Maffei Historiae Harum Verissimae, Dedicata. - Maffei Giovanni ,1589.



Copper engraving
Size: 26 x 49cm (10 x 19 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Small stain in title cartouche, else perfect.
References: Shirley (World), 166 - Rarety 'S'; Wagner, 172.

From: I.oan. Petri Maffei, Historiarum Indicarum. Cologne, 1589.

Giovanni Maffei's account of the Portuguese accomplishments throughout India and the East was first published in Florence in 1588. Later issues are recorded from Venice, Bergamo and Antwerp but only those from Cologne in 1589 and 1593 contain a world map.

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Item number: 20411
Price: 4600 Euro

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