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MELA, Pomponius

De situ orbis libri tres - Geographica et historica Herodoti

Antverpiae
Christophori Plantini
1582

€700 - €900

"4to, 64, [16], 80, 70, 2 (blanc); 28 pages, printermark on title pages, engraved world map (17 x 26 cm) ""is one of the few maps signed by Ortelius. It reflects his classical interests and shows the ancient world supposedly according to the writings of Pomponius Mela. As well as Europe and Asia, Ortelius has included the whole of Africa with a note of apology for the anachronistic addition of the southern part"" (Shirley). Red morocco binding (Belz-Nidrée)"

"Pomponius Mela, a native of southern Spain close to modern Gibraltar, composed his description of the world, in the form of a circuit around the Mediterranean, in the first half of the first century AD. The editor, André Schott, was a scholar from Antwerp who subsequently joined the Jesuits and composed other similar educational texts. Ref.: Shirley 145; Voet 2082 & 2083; Adams M-1064, Belgica typographica 2074. Provenance: Bibl. Patr. Dom. S.J. Milltown Park (stamp on title page)"

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