PACIFICO, Pietro Antonio. L’origine della Morea, doue si descriuono tutte le prouincie, l’origine d’essa, le città, il sito, i costumi di quei popoli. Divisa in due parti.Venezia e Milano, Marc’ Antonio Pandolfo Malatesta, s.d. ma 1686.
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Description
12mo; Contemporary binding in boards and marbled paper on the spine; 2 parts each with his own Titlepage; pp. 24 nn. including halftitle and Titlepage, 96; 118, 2 A map and 18 copper plates out text.
FIRST EDITION. In the same year they came out the presses of various different printers.
In this beautiful description of the Morea shows historical information, geographical and relating to customs, with special reference to the rule of Venice : The second part deals with the most important cities of which are given modern names.
The map when folded, dated 1685, depicts the entire peninsula with an indication of its regions.
The eighteen plates depict some of the places described in the text, in order, Corinth, Napoli Romania, Mistra, Maina, Zarnata, Kalamata, Passaua, Malvasia, Chielafa, Navarino, Modon, Coron, Belvedere, Antra Vida, Cast. Tornese, Patras, Sicionia, Leondari. The date appears on the reverse of the paper 6, the bottom of the printer chamber dedicated to Ottavio Viscount.
Slight browning and sporadic traces of use, good specimen. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
FIRST EDITION. In the same year they came out the presses of various different printers.
In this beautiful description of the Morea shows historical information, geographical and relating to customs, with special reference to the rule of Venice : The second part deals with the most important cities of which are given modern names.
The map when folded, dated 1685, depicts the entire peninsula with an indication of its regions.
The eighteen plates depict some of the places described in the text, in order, Corinth, Napoli Romania, Mistra, Maina, Zarnata, Kalamata, Passaua, Malvasia, Chielafa, Navarino, Modon, Coron, Belvedere, Antra Vida, Cast. Tornese, Patras, Sicionia, Leondari. The date appears on the reverse of the paper 6, the bottom of the printer chamber dedicated to Ottavio Viscount.
Slight browning and sporadic traces of use, good specimen. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
