CLÜVER (Philipp). Introductionis in universam geographiam, t - Lot 2

CLÜVER (Philipp). Introductionis in universam geographiam, tam veterem quam novam. Libri VI. Amstelaedami, apud Joannem Janssonium, 1661; [followed by] BERTIUS (Petrus). Breviarium totius orbis terrarum, una serie Romanorum Imperatorum... Two parts in one volume in-4, [4] f., 142 p., 45 pl. (including 44 maps) ; [1] f. (title), 32 p., 1 map, contemporary spotted havana calf, 5-rib spine, havana title-piece, ornate caissons, gilt roulette on the edges, speckled edges (flaws including uncovered headpieces, worn corners, restored tear to the planisphere, snag in the margin of the map of China, small marginal flaws including small lacks at the corners of pp. 99, 119 and 5 of Part 2). Enlarged edition of this treatise first published in 1624. It is illustrated with 46 copper-engraved plates: in the book, 44 maps and a plate of compass roses; in Bertius' supplement, 1 map (a planisphere showing California as an island). Provenance: Coignard (old ms. bookplate); Grand Séminaire de Caen (modern stamp repeated); modern number (cote ?) at the head of the title. (Sabin 13805; Philips 3493).