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CLUVERIUS, Philippus Introductio in universam geographiam tam veterem quam novam. Tabulis geographicis XLVI ac notis olim ornata a Johanne Bunone, jam vero locupletata additamentis & annotationibus Joh. Frid. Hekelii & Joh. Reiskii [...]. London M. Jenour [for] J. Nicholson 1711 4to: [16 (frontisp. incl.)]-429-[46]-[1 bl.] pp.; 11 pl. (some foxing). Cont. blind-stamped double frame with fillets on covers, roll and corner-pieces, ribbed spine with blind fillets, gilt title-label, red speckled edges (rubbed, joints partially split, top turn-in missing, lack of leather on tail turn-in, fine crackings on spine). Later edition (1st ed. 1624) of the most important book of the German geographer and historian Philipp Clüver (1580-1622), founder of historical geography. Engr. ill. including 1 allegorical title-frontispiece and 11 pl. (8 fold.) outside pagination: 1 map (rivers of France), 4 schematics and tables (astronomical fig., wind rose...), 3 views of historical costumes and scenes (ancient German warriors, General Diet of the Empire, Lappish costumes), and 3 topographical views (8 fig. of famous cataracts on 2 pl., Temple of Solomon). Extensive index. Prov. William Clavering-Cowper (1709-1764), 2nd Earl Cowper (armorial bookpl. engr. by Cole).
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CLUVERIUS, Philippus Introductio in universam geographiam tam veterem quam novam. Tabulis geographicis XLVI ac notis olim ornata a Johanne Bunone, jam vero locupletata additamentis & annotationibus Joh. Frid. Hekelii & Joh. Reiskii [...]. London M. Jenour [for] J. Nicholson 1711 4to: [16 (frontisp. incl.)]-429-[46]-[1 bl.] pp.; 11 pl. (some foxing). Cont. blind-stamped double frame with fillets on covers, roll and corner-pieces, ribbed spine with blind fillets, gilt title-label, red speckled edges (rubbed, joints partially split, top turn-in missing, lack of leather on tail turn-in, fine crackings on spine). Later edition (1st ed. 1624) of the most important book of the German geographer and historian Philipp Clüver (1580-1622), founder of historical geography. Engr. ill. including 1 allegorical title-frontispiece and 11 pl. (8 fold.) outside pagination: 1 map (rivers of France), 4 schematics and tables (astronomical fig., wind rose...), 3 views of historical costumes and scenes (ancient German warriors, General Diet of the Empire, Lappish costumes), and 3 topographical views (8 fig. of famous cataracts on 2 pl., Temple of Solomon). Extensive index. Prov. William Clavering-Cowper (1709-1764), 2nd Earl Cowper (armorial bookpl. engr. by Cole).
