Lot 1347
Luyts, Introductio ad geographiam
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Auction schedule:
08-05-2025 / Lot 1242-1376 / session starting 2.30 PM
Luyts, J. Introductio ad geographiam novam et veterem. Utrecht, F. Halma, 1692. 4to (23:18 cm). Mit gest. Titel, 2 Textkupfern u. 66 gefalteten Kupferkarten. 13 Bll., 764 S., 12 Bll. Prgt. d. Zt., angeschmutzt u. teilw. wasserfleckig, Rücken oben mit Ausriss u. Vorderkanten mit Bezugsfehlstellen.
Only edition, with engraved title and 66 engr. folding maps by Sanson-Winter, including world map, maps of Africa, Asia, Europe and 15 maps relating to America: Brasil, California, Canada, Florida, Caribbean, Mexico, North & South America etc. - Light browning, some waterstaining in places, heavier at beginning (also affecting maps) and to final 50 pp., last 2 leaves with water damage and small losses of text. Some of the maps narrow margined resp. border slightly shaved, wrinkled or with small marginal tears. Index detached. Bound in contemporary vellum, soiled and waterstained, head of spine chipped-off, tear-off to vellum at edges.
Phillips 511; Koeman III B, 353:41 Anm.; Alden-L. 692/106; Sabin 42753; zur Weltkarte: Shirley 553. - Einzige Ausgabe dieser seltenen Erdbeschreibung des Utrechter Physik- und Mathematikprofessors Jan Luyts. Mit den schönen Karten von A. de Winter & N. Sanson, die auch später vom Verleger Halma wiederverwendet wurden. Enthält u. a. Weltkarte, Afrika, Arabien, Asien, China, Europa, Japan, Malta, Philippinen, Polen, Südostasien und 15 Karten von Amerika, darunter Kalifornien als Insel (McLaughlin-Mayo 16-3). - Leicht gebräunt u. teilw. etwas wasserfleckig, am Anfang u. die letzten 50 Seiten stärker betroffen bzw. die letzten 2 auch mit Wasserschaden u. kl. Textverlust. Indexblatt lose. Einige Karten knapp beschnitten oder Einfassung gering angeschnitten, leicht knittrig u. mit kl. Randeinrissen.