1698 Atlas of the World. [Claudii Ptolemaei Tabulae geograph...

Hammer

€650

1698 Atlas of the World. [Claudii Ptolemaei Tabulae geographicae orbis terrarum veteribus cogniti.] Index Tabularum at rear of book with list of maps and details on printing which reads, ‘Trajecti ad rhenum apud franciscum M Halam, Guiljelmum vande Water et Frane Querae . Bibliop. Apud Leonarium stric, Bibliop MDCXCVIII’. 25 folding maps, lacking 2 of the Italian maps. Oblong shape. Front cover detached. Maps folded. Early colouring on most maps. Some of the colouring is primitive consisting of border lines, others more detailed. Original half leather on marble boards