Lot n° 46

[Trading Circumnavigation] - CARLETTI, Francesco. Ragionamenti, sopra le cose da lui vedute nei suoi viaggi si dell’Indie Occidentali e Orientali come d’altri Paesi. Firenze, Giuseppe Manni, 1701

Estimation : Start Price 2 000 €
Description
8vo, mm. 110 x 156, Contemporary full vellum binding, title written on the spine; lxxxxviii, 1nn, 166, 2nn, 395, 1nn. Title-page enhanced with ornaments; Historiated Initials; red sprayed edges. Stamp of extinct library on Title-page; ex-libris “Grand d’Hauteville” inside cover.

RAREFIRST EDITION. The work is the first trading circumnavigation of the globe undertaken by the Florentine Francesco Carletti from 1594 to 1606 and describing using the local transport. Fine specimen of this text as the most beautiful travel relationship of the Italian literature. Sabin "The first part Entirely Relates to the West Indies. In the Historical Archive ital. Append., Ix, 53-55 is a letter of Ferdinand Carli dated August 4, 1524, Relating to the late American discoveries of Joan Verrazani ".

Brunet, I, 1580; Sabin 10908; Palau 44236.

Condition Report: Nice specimen. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
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