4346834. ELZEVIER. PETRUS GYLLIUS'S DESCRIPTION OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE BOSPHORUS IN 1632 - THE EARLIEST IN WORLD LITERATURE.
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4346834. ELZEVIER. PETRUS GYLLIUS'S DESCRIPTION OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE BOSPHORUS IN 1632 - THE EARLIEST IN WORLD LITERATURE.
Description
Elzevier. Gyllius, Petrus, (Gilles, Pierre), French naturalist, (1490-1555). By Constantino poleos topographia ibri V. Ex officina Elzeviriana, Lugd. Batav. (Leiden), 1632. First edition.16:o in a contemporary parchment band with his written back title. Illustrated with an engraved title page which also includes a view of Constantinople. 422 pp. , (VI).
Bibliographic ref. Willems, 366.
The earliest description in literature of Constantinople and the Bosphorus.
Measuring approx. 11 cm. x 7 cm.
Condition
The band is a bit sunny and spotty, but a well-cohesive tape.Some stain on the title page, otherwise fresh inlay. Exlibris on the inside of the front binder.
4346834. ELZEVIER. PETRUS GYLLIUS'S DESCRIPTION OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE BOSPHORUS IN 1632 - THE EARLIEST IN WORLD LITERATURE.
Description
Elzevier. Gyllius, Petrus, (Gilles, Pierre), French naturalist, (1490-1555). By Constantino poleos topographia ibri V. Ex officina Elzeviriana, Lugd. Batav. (Leiden), 1632. First edition.16:o in a contemporary parchment band with his written back title. Illustrated with an engraved title page which also includes a view of Constantinople. 422 pp. , (VI).
Bibliographic ref. Willems, 366.
The earliest description in literature of Constantinople and the Bosphorus.
Measuring approx. 11 cm. x 7 cm.
Condition
The band is a bit sunny and spotty, but a well-cohesive tape.Some stain on the title page, otherwise fresh inlay. Exlibris on the inside of the front binder.