Voyages

(SINNER von BALLAIGUES, JOHANN RUDOLF).MareMagnum

Voyage historique et littérairedans la Suisse occidentale. 2 vols.

Neuchatel, l'Imprimerie de la Societé Typographique, 1781. Bound to style in 2 recent fine hcalf, titlelabels with gilt lettering. Spines gilt. Lower right corners of some leaves with a very faint dampstain. XXX,344 (2),335 pp. Last laves with some offsettings from corners. Printed on good paper.

Bookshop Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn · Copenhagen, DK167,85 €

(Steve McCurry)MareMagnum

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ESPAÑA. Abril 2002 - ES ELLA. LA HISTORIA DE LA MUCHACHA AFGANA 17 AÑOS DESPUÉS - Barcelona 2002 - Ilustrada

Barcelona, National Geographic, 2002. Numerosas fotografías en color y negro en el texto. 150 p. 4º menor. Rústica editorial ilustrada. Muy buen ejemplar. Reportaje Una vida desvelada, de Cathy Newman, con fotografías de Steve McCurry, sobre la historia de la muchacha afgana que se convirtió en una de las fotografías más famosas de la historia.

Llibres del Mirall · Barcelona, ES15,00 €

(TOFINO de SAN MIGUEL, VICENTE).MareMagnum

Descripciones de las Islas Pithiusas y Baleares.

Madrid, De Orden Superior, 1787. 4to. Contemp. full mottled calf. Raised bands. Gilt spine. Gilt borders on covers. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Small crack in joint at upper compartment. Stamps on title-page. (2),158 pp., 3 folded tables. Clean and fine, wide-margined and printed on good paper.

Bookshop Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn · Copenhagen, DK1 141,37 €

(VARGAS Y PONCE, JOSE de) - ANTONIO DE CORDOBA.MareMagnum

Relacion del último Viage al Estrecho de Magallanes de la Fragata de S.M. Santa Maria de la Cabeza en los an(n)os de 1785 y 1786. Extracto de todos los anteriores desde su descubrimiento impresos y MSS. Y Noticia de los Habitantes, Suelo, Clima y Prod...

Madrid, 1788-93. 4to. Bound in 2 nice contemp. full sprinkled calf. Gilt borders on covers, 5 raised bands, gilt spine, titlelabels with gilt lettering. The Appendice slightly different bound, but matching. Fine marbled endpapers. Engraved portrait. (6),XVI,359 pp. and 4 folded tables, 4 large folded engraved maps. Appendix: (4),128 pp., 1 folded table and 1 folded engraved map. Clean and fine printed on thick paper. A small wormtract in top of the last 2 maps and the last few leaves (margins).

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Bibliothèque de feu M. Ch. Chadenat, ancien libraire - Géographie - Voyages - Atlas - Ouvrages sur la marine - Livres sur l'Asie, l'Afrique, l'Amérique et l'Océanie - Index [...] - Tome 1 [seul].

1er tome seul de la réimpression cet important catalogue d'ouvrages de géographie, marine et voyages du fonds de la librairie de Charles Chadenat (1859-1938), compilant les catalogues de ventes publiques réalisées de 1942 à 1954 à l'Hôtel Drouot: dans ce seul 1er volume, 3104 ouvrages répertoriés, avec description bibliographique et commentaires (rareté, intérêt...); augmentés d'un précieux index des noms d'auteurs et des ouvrages anonymes établis par C. COULET, figurant en tête de ce 1er volume. Tirage à 800 exemplaires ("plus quelques exemplaires pour les collaborateurs"). Français

Librairies Paroles · AVIGNON, FR22,00 €

??. ?.??. ???? (Dr. A. P. Singh)MareMagnum

?????? ?? ??????? (Autobiography of Ladakh)

ABOUT THE BOOK:- ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ??? ?????? ????? ?? ????????? ??? ????? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ??? ??? ??????? ????? ??????, ?????? ?? ??????? ??????, ???????????? (??????????? ????? ???????????, ??? ??????? ??? ?????) ??????? ???????, ??????, ????????, ?????????, ?????????, ???????, ???? ??? ?????? ????, ??? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ???? 1948 ??? ????????? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ?? ??????? ??? (?????? ??? ???????????) ?? ???? ????? ??? 1962 ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? (?????? ???) ?? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ????? ?? ???? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???? ??? ?????????? ?? ??????? ?? ??? ?????? ????? 1999 ??? ????? ???? ??? ???? ??????-???? 2020 ?? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ???????? ????? ???? ???? ?? ????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ??????, ??????? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ???????? ?? ????? ????????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ???-???, ??????? ?? ???????? ????? ?? ???? ???????? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- ??. ?????? ???? ??????? ???0 ??0 ?????? ?? ???? 1 ?????? 1954 ??? ?????? ????? ?? ???? ???????, ???? ????????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ????? ?????, ????????? ?? ???? 1977 ??? ????? ???? ??? ???????????? ?? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ???????? ????? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???? ???? ???? 1978 ??? ????????? ???????? ?????, ??????? ??? ???????????? ????????, ??????? ??? ?????? ???????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ??????? ???? 1982 ??? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ?????????, ???? ???????? ??? ??????? ???? 24 ?????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??? ???????? ??????? ?? ???? ?? ???? ???? 2009 ??? ???? ?? ????????????? ?? ????????, ??? ???????? ??? ??????????????? ?? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ??? ??????? 2014 ??? ????????? ???? 2015 ??? ????????? ?? ????, ?? ?????? ???????? ??? ??????????? ?? ?? ?? 2017 ?? ???? 2018 ?? ??? ??????? ???????, ?????????? ??? ????????? ??? ???????? ??? ‘???? ???????? (GIS&RS) ?? ?? 3 ???? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????? 2011 ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ?? ???????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?????????? ???. ???? ????? ??????? ?? ???? 2013 ??? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ?? ???????? ‘????? ?????’ ??? ‘????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ‘?????? ?? ??????? ???? ????? ??? CONTENTS:- ????? ....................................................................................7 ?????????.................................................................................. 9 ?????????? ................................................................................11 1. ???? ????? (??????? ??????) ....................................................15 2. ???? ???? (????? ????)................................................ .......21 3. ?????? ??????? ?? ??????? ??? ??????................................ ..............25 4. ??????? ??? ???????? ???? ...................................................27 5. ????????, ?????????? ??? ????-?????.............................................31 6. ??? ?? ??????? (????????? ?? ???-1947) ...................................35 7. ?????? ???? ?? ...................................................................39 8. ??? ?? ????????......................................................................47 9. ????? ????? ?? ?????? ????????? .................................................51 10. ?????? ????? -1999............................................................59 11. ????? ???? ?? ?? ???? ???-15 ??? 2020 ............................65 12. ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ..............................................71 13. ??? ?? ??????????? ???? ??? ???????? ?? ??????.........................83 The Title '?????? ?? ??????? (Autobiography of Ladakh) written/authored/edited by ??. ?.??. ???? (Dr. A. P. Singh)', published in the year 2022. The ISBN 9789353249489 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 114 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in Hindi. The subject of this book is Geography & Travel. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-

Gyan Books Pvt Ltd · New Delhi, IN9,27 €

[Afrika-Korps] - Pichler, Karl.MareMagnum

Zur Erinnerung an die Zeit der Kriegsgefangenschaft 1945/46 in Tunis, Nordafrika. Tunis, 1943-1946.

38 Bll. (teils dickere, teils dünnere Papierbögen) mit aquarelliertem Titel, 1 Aquarell, 25 aquarellierten Zeichnungen über Feder (11) und Bleistift (13), 1 Buntstift- und 10 Bleistift-Zeichnungen, bis auf 5 alle signiert oder monogrammiert, sowie mit 3 einmontierten kalligraphischen Weihnachtskärtchen (1943-45), davon 2 mit kl. aquarellierter Vignette. Halblederband der Zeit. Qu.-8vo (135:180 mm). Karl Pichler aus Eisenstadt gehörte von 1941 bis 1946 dem Afrikacorps an ("Ich Kamel war auch dabei", Aquarell über Bleistift). Die Bildeinträge zeigen u. a. "Unser Zimmer" (lustig alpenländisch ausgemalt), das Gefangenenlager, den nächtlichen Blick auf die Kasbah, die Kommandatur, Pont-du-Fahs, Mont Zaghouan, Sidi Farruch u. a., ferner lebendige Straßenszenen, Figurenstudien (Beduinen etc.) etc. Meist (22) signiert und monogrammiert von Eberhard Mallek (?), dessen versierte Bilder sich sowohl technisch als auch durch heitere und scharfe Beobachtungsgabe von den anderen abheben und der auch die hübschen Weihnachts-Grußkärtchen gestaltete; ferner von Dörndorfer (3), "Adi" (1) u. Karl Eisen (1). Ein kalligraphisches Textblatt hält die Entlassungs-Rückreise fest, von "Alger" über Marseille und Chartres bis Eisenstadt; am Ende eine Karikatur: der Freigekommene hat "Stacheldraht zu verschenken". - Zu Beginn schwach braunfleckig; die Bindung teils etwas gelockert. Kanten leicht berieben.

Inlibris · Wien, AT850,00 €

[Afrika].MareMagnum

Mona N'Dumbe. Kamerun, um 1880.

Albuminabzug (Vintage; 139:211 mm), aufgezogen auf Trägerkarton (205:289 mm). Die Aufnahme zeigt eine westafrikanische Familie: auf einen Stock gestützt der Familienvorstand in Wickelrock, Uniformjacke und Schirmmütze, neben ihm seine Frau mit Kleinkind (mit Wollhaube) auf dem Schoß sowie der Sohn (dieser ebenfalls im Wickelrock und mit Tarbusch auf dem Kopf). - Die Aufnahme etwas gebleicht und vergilbt. Verso gestempelt "Thompson Brothers Photo" und von späterer Hand bezeichnet "Mona N'Dumbe".

Inlibris · Wien, AT50,00 €

[Alain Sèbe] Richelet (Daniel)MareMagnum

Moula-Moula "le Sahara à vol d'oiseau".

français Vidauban, Alain Sèbe, 1989. In-4 carré non paginé ; reliure pleine toile de l'éditeur, sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs. Etui toilé noir de l'éditeur. Collection Tagoulmoust. Riche iconographie en couleur. Deuxième édition en très bel état.

Librairie Les Mains dans les Poches · Tourbes, FR60,00 €

[Algerien und Spanien].MareMagnum

Sammlung von 5 Photographien aus Algerien und Südspanien. Verschiedene Orte, 1891.

Albuminabzüge auf Kartonträger mit vergoldetem Schrägschnitt, verso mit zeitgenöss. Beschriftung. Maße der Abzüge meist ca. 110:165 mm. Neben einer Aufnahme des Gartens des Alcazar von Sevilla sowie einer Aufnahme des Kapelleninneren der Kathedrale von Cordoba finden sich ein Panorama von Constantine (Algerien), eine Aufnahme des dortigen "Todesfelsens" sowie Spaziergänger im Jardin d'Essain in Algier. - Interessante Serie von Privataufnahmen, unterschiedlich gebleicht bzw. fleckig, teils auch mit Schleiern.

Inlibris · Wien, AT80,00 €

[ALSACE] - ABOUT (Edmond)MareMagnum

Alsace (1871-1872).

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1914; in-12, 349 pp., broché, adhésif noir sur le dos du volume. Nouvelle édition. Récit d'un voyage en Alsace occupée par les prussiens.

Librairie Alphabets · Nancy, FR10,00 €

[ALSACE] - HALLAYS (André)MareMagnum

En flânant. A travers l'Alsace.

Paris, Perrin et Cie, 1926; in-8, IV-342 pp., broché. Seizième édition.

Librairie Alphabets · Nancy, FR10,00 €

[ALSACE] - ODILE (Claude)MareMagnum

En passant par l'Alsace.

Paris, Éditions des Provinces-Françaises, 1949; in-8, 277 pp., broché, couverture rempliée. Tirage limité à 2500 exemplaires. Celui-ci porte le numéro 262. Illustrations en couleurs de Paul Weiss. Bon état.

Librairie Alphabets · Nancy, FR20,00 €

[Austrian Foreign Trade].MareMagnum

Hongkong. - Burma. - Laos. - Kambodscha. - Australien. Vienna, Bundeskammer der Gewerblichen Wirtschaft, 1960.

8vo. 5 vols. 58 pp. (Hong Kong). 28 pp. (Burma). 20 pp. (Laos). 24 pp. (Cambodia). 76 pp. (Australia). Original illustrated stiff wrappers, each volume with a map on the inside front cover. Collection of five curious foreign trade monographs issued by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, directed at Austrian concerns aiming to do business with Southeast Asia and Australia. Contains general geographical data and statistics, details on units of measurements, economic structure, and customs of trade.

Inlibris · Wien, AT85,00 €

[Bardili, Johann Wendel].MareMagnum

Des Weyland Durchl. Printzens Maximilian Emanuels Hertzogs in Würtemberg etc. [...] Reisen und Campagnen durch Teutschland in Polen, Lithauen, roth und weiß Reußland, Volhynien, Severien und Ukrainie. [...] Nebst der Reys-Beschreibung von Pultawa nach Bender. Stuttgart, auf Kosten des Authoris, 1730.

8vo. (12), (2), 453 [but: 451; omitting 177/178] pp., ff. 454-456, 457-480 [but: 470], 481-653, (1) pp. With engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary blindstamped leather over wooden boards on 4 raised bands; giltstamped oval armorial supralibros to both covers. All edges red. 2 clasps. Rare first edition of this eyewitness account of the Great Northern War, in which the "Little Prince" Maximilian Emanuel of Wuerttemberg-Winnental (1689-1709) took part on the Swedish side. Captured by the Russians in the Battle of Poltava, he died at Dubno. On his journeys he was accompanied by the preacher J. W. Bardili (1676-1740, grandson of the physician Carl Bardili), who later published the present report, containing numerous interesting geographico-cultural observations on Belarus, Smolensk, Sivershchyna, Volhynia and the Ukraine: "The country known as Ukrainie is splendidly fertile and produces such amounts of crops that they can impossibly be stored away, for which reason a large proportion of grain is used for brandy, a drink of which the inhabitants are not only great connoisseurs, but of which they are also wont to possess quite significant quantities. The grass is rich [...]. Thus fed, the Cossacks' horses grow very strong and durable, and they are able to remain outside, throughout summer and winter, until they are five or six years old, and only then are they slowly accustomed to the saddle and bridle" (cf. p. 422). From p. 481 onwards, the book contains an anonymous account of the ensuing events informed by the operations of the Ottoman Empire (such as the Turkish captivity of Charles XII at Bender). - Some occasional browning and staining due to paper. The half-title belonging to the appendix ("Reise-Beschreibung von Pultawa nach Bender", pp. 481 ff.) is erroneously bound after the preliminaries. Both covers bear the giltstamped arms of the Benedictine monk and scholar Gottfried (Johann Georg) Bessel (1672-1749), the probably most important abbot of the Austrian Abbey of Göttweig (1714-49), which he had rebuilt in 1718, following a fire, based on plans by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. Hailed as "Germany's Mabillon" for his pioneering work in diplomatics and the auxiliary sciences of history, Bessel authored the "Chronicon Gotwicense" and served as rector of the University of Vienna from 1714 to 1716. Estreicher XII, 370. Warmholtz 5546. ADB XXI, 76.

Inlibris · Wien, AT3 500,00 €

[Beijing].MareMagnum

Strassen-Bilder in Peking. [Beijing, 19th century].

50 watercolours (342 x 240 mm) mounted on album paper, all captioned in Chinese. In brown cloth. Oblong folio. Curious album of 50 watercolours, showing various portraits of people who do business in the streets of Beijing, among them a barber, street vendors, carpenters, jugglers, sculptors, beggars, mouse and rat catchers, newspaper salesmen, pickpockets, etc. The album also shows different types of machines such as slides and looms as well as everyday scenes: a young boy stealing the hat of an elderly man, another man collecting food discarded by the wealthy, a painter drawing the portrait of a deceased. - In very good condition, with ms. German translations of the Chinese captions.

Inlibris · Wien, AT28 000,00 €

[Berlin].MareMagnum

Album mit gest., handkolorierten Veduten. O. O. u. Dr., [ca. 1840-1875].

20 Ansichten von Berlin. 17 Stahlstiche (davon 16 im Originalkolorit), 2 Aquatintatafeln und 1 Holzstichtafel, alle unter Pergament-Passepartouts mit Goldfileten. Moderner Halbpergamentband mit blauen Lederdeckeln und Filetenvergoldung. Quer-Folio (335:240 mm). Das ansprechende, privat zusammengestellte Album zeigt nach einem "Plan der Königlichen Residenz-Stadt Berlin" u. a. die Ecke Wilhelmstraße/Unter den Linden, das Brandenburger Tor, das königliche Schloß, die Schloßbrücke, die Siegessäule, die Nikolaikirche, die Michaeliskirche, die Hedwigskirche, die Domkirche, den Gendarmenmarkt, den Alexanderplatz, die Krolloper, Schloss Tegel, Schloss Charlottenburg, das Jägerhaus auf dem Werder etc. - Die Passepartouts minimal aufgeworfen; der Pergamentstreifen der Blockheftung unten gesprungen.

Inlibris · Wien, AT2 000,00 €

[Biblia Kosraeanica].MareMagnum

Orekma lun met sap. Published by the Hawaiian Board. Honolulu, Henry M. Whitney, 1869.

12mo. 63, (1) pp. Stab-sewn in contemporary marbled wrappers (nonpareil pattern). Rebacked with brown cloth. Rare edition of the Acts of the Apostles in Kosraean (Kusaiean), spoken on the islands of Kosrae, the Caroline Islands, and Nauru. The translation is by Benjamin G. Snow, a pioneer of the Micronesian Mission. He settled in Kosraea in 1852 and published several translations of parts of the New Testament from 1862 until his death in 1880, all printed at Honolulu. - The printer of the present booklet, Henry Martyn Whitney, was born at Waimea in 1824. He was educated in the United States, where he became acquainted with the printing trade, working as foreman in the printing office of Harpers & Bros, New York. Upon his return to Hawaii, Whitney became the editor of the newspaper "Polynesian". He later founded an independent newspaper at Honolulu and imported the first power press to Hawaii. - In very good condition. OCLC 9610715. Cf. Darlowe/Moule 6036-6045 (other Kosraean translations by Snow). Not in Forbes. For Whitney cf. The Independent vol. XVIII, no. 2894, 18 August 1904.

Inlibris · Wien, AT2 500,00 €

[BOTANIQUE] - BONNET (Édmont)MareMagnum

Voyage de Morison et Laugier Botanites de Gaston d'Orléans à la Rochelle en 1657.

Paris, Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France, 1890; in-8, 6 pp., broché. Tiré à part (extrait). Très bon état.

Librairie Alphabets · Nancy, FR8,00 €

[BOUGLE (Célestin)]MareMagnum

Saint-Simoniens et ouvriers.

In-8, broché, couverture factice, p. 404-428. Tiré à part de la "Revue de Paris" du 19 novembre 1912 du texte qui devait être développé et qui paraitra en 1918 chez Alcan. (Walch n°853 pour l'édition de 1918). Bon exemplaire.

Librairie Hatchuel · Paris, FR40,00 €

[BOUVIER] COLLECTIFMareMagnum

Autour de Nicolas Bouvier

in-8, 188 pp., ill., broche, couverture illustree. 9782881824463 Tres bel exemplaire, tres frais. [TX-9] Comporte un inédit de Nicolas Bouvier.

Pique-Puces · BELFORT, FR20,00 €

[CANTAGREL (François)]MareMagnum

Les enfants au Phalanstère. Dialogue familier sur l'éducation.

In-16, broché, couverture beige d'origine, 82 p. et 14 p. de catalogue de la Librairie Sociétaire, exemplaire non rogné. Seconde édition. L'exposé des idées de Cantagrel et la synthèse des principes pédagogiques de l'école phalanstérienne. "Il critique tout à la fois l’éducation familiale, qui comprime l’esprit de l’enfant, et celle de l’école, qui est incomplète et pernicieuse. Il prône une plus grande liberté laissée aux enfants, vivant en réunions enfantines au sein desquelles ils sont stimulés et où ils peuvent découvrir leurs propres vocations. En fin de brochure on trouve un catalogue raisonné des ouvrages publiés par la librairie sociétaire" (Université de Poitiers en ligne, ‘Les premiers socialismes’). Ingénieur et juriste de formation, militant fouriériste, l'auteur était l'un des principaux dirigeants de l'école phalanstérienne et de sa presse. Il a été élu en 1849 à la Législative et demeura fidèle à ses engagements tout au long de sa vie. (Del Bo, p.23). Petite signature ex-libris manuscrite et mention d'auteur sur le titre. Bon exemplaire, non rogné, tel que paru.

Librairie Hatchuel · Paris, FR200,00 €

[China - Beijing: Khanbaliq]. Flemish / Dutch school.MareMagnum

Cambalv. [Likely Antwerp or Amsterdam, circa 1590].

Woodcut ovoid roundel (60 x 75 mm), contemporarily trimmed to just outside neatline and contemporarily mounted to a larger sheet of paper (in excellent condition). One of the earliest printed views of what is today Beijing: an unrecorded bird's eye prospect over 'Cambalu', or Khanbaliq (on the site of modern Beijing), the capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). The Yuan Dynasty was founded by the legendary Mongol warrior Kublai Khan, who after conquering China proclaimed his new capital at Khanbaliq, although the city would not be completed until 1293. During the succeeding Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Khanbaliq was transformed into what is known as Beijing. Interestingly, as seen in the view, the walled rectangular form of the old city of Beijing is already evident in the design of Khanbaliq. Marco Polo visited Khanbaliq, but his description of its location was vague. For over two centuries thereafter Europeans were confused as to not only the location of "Cambaluc", but they even sometimes confused its identify with "Cathay" (China), thinking that it was the name for the entire country. This confusion was cleared up by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci during his first visit to Beijing in 1598, when he definitively identified Khanbaliq as the precursor to the modern Chinese capital. The present work is one of a series of 26 woodcut roundels of views and maps that were found together as collection. Charming, mysterious and apparently unique, in the absence of any accompanying documentation we are left to make educated guesses about their genesis. By all appearances they seem to be late 16th or early 17th century Flemish or Dutch woodcuts, probably proofs for vignettes to adorn the sides of an unrealized copper-engraved wall map (or maps). Indeed, this period saw the beginnings of the "carte à figures" wall maps that became all the rage during the 17th century, and which occupied an iconic place in the art world of the Low Countries. In the fluid and fast-paced environment of the large European print shops, it was common for artists to experiment with designs for copperplate maps by making woodcut proofs, as carving into wood was much quicker and cheaper. Only if the design was accepted for publication was it engraved into copper (an expensive and demanding process). The views within the roundels were generally predicated on the most authoritative recent sources. Many of the views are based on those published within the first four volumes of Braun & Hogenberg's "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (6 vols., 1572-1618), the first great "town book", featuring bird's eye views of cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Inspired by Ortelius's ground-breaking world atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terraum" (1570), which featured all of the world's known regions in detail, this monumental endeavour featured 546 views and maps of cities. The views from the "Civitates" are imbued with profound historical importance as, in many cases, they are the first accurate and detailed views of many great cities and towns, and were the most popular and influential images of these urban centres available to Europeans during the late 16th and much of the 17th centuries. Other fantastic sources include Jan van Linschoten's "Itinerario" (Amsterdam, 1596), one of the most consequential books ever written, responsible for breaking the Portuguese monopoly on European trade in South and East Asia. Likewise, other views were borrowed from important and pioneering 16th century prints and manuscripts. The unknown maker of the set of roundels to which the present view belongs likely intended for them to serve as proofs for the vignettes adorning the sides of an intended "carte à figures" wall map (or more likely maps). The creation of such woodcut proofs was commonplace, although very few examples survive to this day, as most were destroyed once their incidental use had transpired. In any event, these woodcut roundels are a fascinating insight into the operations of a large cartographic workshop in the late 16th century.

Inlibris · Wien, AT5 000,00 €

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