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WELSER, G. Opera historica et philologica, sacra et profana (…). Nuremberg, W. Möritz & J.A. Endter Sons, 1682. (18), 68, (40), 908, (26), (1 blank leaf), (64) pp. W. engr. front., engr. portr., 51 text-engrs. (some double-p.; of which 14 maps) and 2 double-p./fold. engr. maps as well as 16 engr. head- & tailpieces and 1 engr. initial. Fol. Cont. vellum. (Part of vellum of lower spine gone, browned/foxed in places).
First complete edition. Lavishly printed and illustratively decorated collection. Comprises the famous Tabula Peutingeriana (copy of a Roman world map, made in the 12th century and first released by Welser in 1591), rendered in 12 nice copper maps. Also comprising writings about the history of Augsburg, the history of Bavaria and accounts of saints, among them Welser’s Rerum Boicarum libri quinque (pp. 1-176), which was first published in 1602, counting among the first critical works on the history of Bavaria. – The maps show Venezuela, Würtemberg-southern Bavaria, France, Spain and Italy. - "The American interest lies in the Vita of the author which includes an account of his family, the merchant house of Welser. Under authority from Charles V. they governed Venezuela for their own profit from 1528-1555" (Sabin). - With 26 pages with typographic figures printed in red and black. - This copy is a print variant (of two) with the portrait on verso (see VD 17). - VD 17, 12:130131B; Graesse V, 246 & VII 275; Sabin 102615.€ 800
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