2 parts in 1 vol. in-folio, [40] + 731 + [7], [4] + 666 + [112] pp. Parallel text in 2 col. (GREEK - Latin). Illustrated with beautiful allegorical frontispiece (Tanjé), title-vignette on both title pages, engraved portrait of P. Wesseling. Slightly age-toned, some pale damp staining at the end of the index. Contemporary full vellum PRIZE binding with the coat of arms of AMSTERDAM in the centre and in the 4 corners of each cover, also in 7 compartments of the spine (binding soiled, lacking closing ties, first hinge of spine torn)
The history is arranged in three parts. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of Troy, arranged geographically, describing regions around the world from Egypt, India and Arabia to Europe. The second covers the time from the Trojan War to the death of Alexander the Great. The third covers the period to about 60 BC. Important edition with parallel text Greek-Latin. The Greek text is edited by Peter Wesseling and the translation is by Laurentius Rhodomanus with annotations by Henri Estienne, Fulvio Orsini, Henri Valois... ""The splendour and critical excellence of all former editions, says Harles, are eclipsed by this of Peter Wesseling [...]"" (cfr Dibdin).
Ref. Dibdin I:497/498 ; Brunet II, 716; Storm van Leeuwen, Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, I, p. 189, rubbing K
