Lot n° 434
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DAVITY (Pierre) - Lot 434
DAVITY (Pierre)
Les États, Empires et Principautez du Monde... [Paris, Chevalie, 1615](publisher's note cut out at foot).
In-4: 1466pp, 1f. (privilege). Fine engraving on title page (Louis XIII surrounded by allegories of his power and representative figures of the known world). The first 30 pages are missing (not collated).
Old stiff vellum, handwritten title on spine, old traces of fastening straps.
Extensive historical and geographical description of the world. Includes interesting considerations on America (Inca and Aztec religion), China, Turkish states in Europe, Asia and Africa.
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