MERIAN, Matheus - ZEILLER, Martin. Topographia Galliae, sive Descriptio et delineatio famosissimorum locorum in potentissimo Regno Galliae.Frankfurt, Caspar Merian, 1655-1661 [but 1665].
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13 Parts in 4 vols Wide 4to, mm. 312x205; Contemporary full sheepskin binding, spine with 8 ribs with titles on labels at the spine.
•Vol. 1: Pars I, pp. [12, including Frontispiece and Titlepage], 5-80, [16].
•Vol. 2: Pars II, pp. 32, [4]; Pars III, pp. 36, [4].
•Vol. 3: Pars IV, pp. 25,[3]; Pars XIII, pp. [2], 3-31, [9], [2]; Pars V, pp. 21, [3]; Pars XII, [2], 3-37, [3]; Pars XI, pp. [2], 3-72, [6].
•Vol. 4: Pars VI, pp. 24, [4]; Pars X, pp. [2], 3-54, [6]; Pars VII, pp. 64, [6]; Pars VIII, pp. 44, [4], [4, Manuductor]; Pars IX, pp. [2], 3-23, [3]. Parts begin with their own Titlepage, the part IX has the collective Titlepage of parts 9-13;
A total of Pictorial Frontispiece, 8 Titlepage and 319 plates with more than 400 engravings, many on double page or folded, all engraved in copper.
RAREFIRST LATIN EDITION. It is the most monumental and urban geographical description of France at the time of Louis XIV. The work of Zeiller is the most important topographical sum of the sixteenth century, published simultaneously in Latin, German and Dutch, it was later the subject of numerous reprints. It is divided into 13 separate parts, each devoted to a particular region of the Kingdom of France. The vast iconography includes 18 maps and over 400 plants and views of cities: the cards are taken of the Atlas of Mercator, the views are often inspired by Silvestre engravings and Marot. Most of the plates are engraved by Matthaeus Merian: some contain two views, most have double-page spread, many are folded.
Brunet 1529; Graesse VII, 509; Wüthrich IV, 73. Cfr. Schuchhard Die Zeiller-Merianschen Topographien bibliographisch beschrieben, Hamburg, 1960.
Slight sign of foxing. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
•Vol. 1: Pars I, pp. [12, including Frontispiece and Titlepage], 5-80, [16].
•Vol. 2: Pars II, pp. 32, [4]; Pars III, pp. 36, [4].
•Vol. 3: Pars IV, pp. 25,[3]; Pars XIII, pp. [2], 3-31, [9], [2]; Pars V, pp. 21, [3]; Pars XII, [2], 3-37, [3]; Pars XI, pp. [2], 3-72, [6].
•Vol. 4: Pars VI, pp. 24, [4]; Pars X, pp. [2], 3-54, [6]; Pars VII, pp. 64, [6]; Pars VIII, pp. 44, [4], [4, Manuductor]; Pars IX, pp. [2], 3-23, [3]. Parts begin with their own Titlepage, the part IX has the collective Titlepage of parts 9-13;
A total of Pictorial Frontispiece, 8 Titlepage and 319 plates with more than 400 engravings, many on double page or folded, all engraved in copper.
RAREFIRST LATIN EDITION. It is the most monumental and urban geographical description of France at the time of Louis XIV. The work of Zeiller is the most important topographical sum of the sixteenth century, published simultaneously in Latin, German and Dutch, it was later the subject of numerous reprints. It is divided into 13 separate parts, each devoted to a particular region of the Kingdom of France. The vast iconography includes 18 maps and over 400 plants and views of cities: the cards are taken of the Atlas of Mercator, the views are often inspired by Silvestre engravings and Marot. Most of the plates are engraved by Matthaeus Merian: some contain two views, most have double-page spread, many are folded.
Brunet 1529; Graesse VII, 509; Wüthrich IV, 73. Cfr. Schuchhard Die Zeiller-Merianschen Topographien bibliographisch beschrieben, Hamburg, 1960.
Slight sign of foxing. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
