di Cesare Campana. Printer's device on the title page. Woodcut initials, head pieces. Italic type. First edition of Campana's "Historical Compendium of... Show moredi Cesare Campana. Printer's device on the title page. Woodcut initials, head pieces. Italic type. First edition of Campana's "Historical Compendium of the Latest Wars between Christians and Turks and Persians". After a biographical overview of the ruling house of Ottoman Turkey (the folding plates offers a genealogical table of the ruling Ottoman dynasty from Soliman to Mehmed III). Camapna details the armed conflicts carried out in the course of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1577-90) between Safavid Persia under Mohammed Khodabanda (and later Abbas I) and the Ottoman Empire under Murad III. The Ottomans had started the war with the objective of conquering Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, and they effectively came to rule over those areas as far as the Caspian Sea. A peace of Istanbul was concluded in 1590, in which Persia confirmed these Ottoman conquests and promised to end Shiite propaganda in Ottoman territories and persecution of Sunnis in her own lands. The advent of the Ottoman-Safavid war temporarily deflected Ottoman interest from European affairs, where the Ottoman Empire had been active with the Franco-Ottoman alliance and the support of the Dutch Revolt, in an interesting episode of mutually-supportive relations between Islam and Protestantism. - The volume's second part is dedicated to the Turkish Wars in Hungary and Transylvania during the 1590s; the end is brought up by a chronicle of events in Turkish history from 1257 to 1596. - Inkstains to title page; faint waterstain throughout; occasional worming restored (no loss to text). Main Heritage Shelves General DB924 .C36 1597 Book Item-ID: i16817308 BIB-ID: 1507109 Show less
Moriscos--History, Moriscos--Spain--History--Early works to 1800, Moriscos, Moriscos--Spain--Valencia (Region)--Early works to 1800, History, DP104 .F66 1612
Del M.D. Damian Fonseca ... Engraved illustration of Hercules, with architectural border, signed "Iacobus Laurus f." on pi1 recto. Main Heritage... Show moreDel M.D. Damian Fonseca ... Engraved illustration of Hercules, with architectural border, signed "Iacobus Laurus f." on pi1 recto. Main Heritage Shelves General DP104 .F66 1612 Book Item-ID: i22423849 BIB-ID: 2397241 Show less
Moriscos--History, Moriscos--Spain--History, Moriscos, Moriscos--Spain--Valencia (Region)--Early works to 1800, History, DP104 .F66 1612
Del M.D. Damian Fonseca ... Signatures: pi² 2[dagger]⁸ A-K⁸. Engraved illustration of Hercules, with architectural border, signed "Iacobus Laurus f."... Show moreDel M.D. Damian Fonseca ... Signatures: pi² 2[dagger]⁸ A-K⁸. Engraved illustration of Hercules, with architectural border, signed "Iacobus Laurus f." on pi1 recto. Main Heritage Shelves General DP104 .F66 1612 Book Item-ID: i10169271 BIB-ID: 1018563 Show less
Descriptions et voyages, Descriptions et voyages, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS47.5 .M87 1678
Sig. (+)4 (++)8 A-B4 C-2L8 2M4. Marque au titre, bandeaux, lettrines, culs-de-lampe. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .M87 1678 Book Item-ID: i10105645 ... Show moreSig. (+)4 (++)8 A-B4 C-2L8 2M4. Marque au titre, bandeaux, lettrines, culs-de-lampe. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .M87 1678 Book Item-ID: i10105645 BIB-ID: 1012200 Cachet du Prieuré Saint Eloi au titre. 4 Va 53. 751032301:414416368 Rel. parchemin, dos noir, titre ms. sur la tranche inférieure : "Viaggio all Indie". 4 Va 53. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00238 Print Map Item-ID: i23762007 BIB-ID: 2531959 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00238 Print Map Item-ID: i23762007 BIB-ID: 2531959 Show less
This is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth... Show moreThis is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth state of the copperplate, still the date 1570 is present in the cartouche, which was removed between 1606 and 1612 (van den Broecke). At the time of its publication it was the most expensive book ever produced. Between 1570 and 1612, it was issued in 31 editions and 7 languages. This map of Africa is based upon Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569. The map was the first widely disseminated modernized map of Africa in the latter part of the 16th Century and became the standard map of the continent until well into the 17th Century. Relief shown pictorially. Title in decorative strapwork cartouche flanked by two caryatids. Map of Africa including part of Asia. Three sea monsters appear in the ocean and three ships are engaged in battle in the Indian Ocean. Map is based on the Gastaldi 8-sheet wall map of 1564 and Mercator's wall map of 1569 with some modifications engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Scale derived from latitude lines. Coordinates converted to Greenwich meridian. Latin text on verso with title: "Africa." Last line of text: "Ximo, habes litteras Ioannis Baptistae Rhamusi, & Hieronymi Fracastorij" points to the map published in a 1592 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum--(Van den Boecke, Koemans 31:041) From: Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00274 Print Map Item-ID: i11400687 BIB-ID: 1845455 Abraham Ortelius was born 1527 in Antwerp. He studied mathematics, Greek and Latin and travelled a lot across Europe. He established a business in dealing with books and drawing maps. His first remarkable map was a 8 sheet world map in the year 1564, but only three copies have survived. In 1570 he issued the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", the first modern "Atlas" with uniformly sized maps in a systematic collection. The term "Atlas" was not used until Mercator introduced it 20 years later. Most of the maps in Theatrum were engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Atlas Despite its expense, it was a big success and around 7000 copies were printed until 1612, in many editions and six different languages. Beside the Theatrum, Ortelius compiled a series of historical maps and published it in the "Parergon Theatri," which was bound with the Theatrum from 1579 onwards, or published separately. Show less
Iacobo Castaldo Pedemontano authore. Gerhardus de Iode excudebat. Ioannes à deutecum, Lucas à deutecum fecerunt. Engraving attributed to Antonie... Show moreIacobo Castaldo Pedemontano authore. Gerhardus de Iode excudebat. Ioannes à deutecum, Lucas à deutecum fecerunt. Engraving attributed to Antonie Wierix. Imprint: [Antwerp] : Gerhardus de Iode excudebat, [1578 or 1593?]. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00111 Print Map Item-ID: i17065926 BIB-ID: 2764295 Show less
Iacobo Castaldo pedemontano authore ; Gerhardus de Iode excudebat. Map of the Arabian Peninsula also showing parts of north Africa and Persia with... Show moreIacobo Castaldo pedemontano authore ; Gerhardus de Iode excudebat. Map of the Arabian Peninsula also showing parts of north Africa and Persia with relief shown pictorially. In lower margin: Ioannes ʹa deutecum, Lucas ʹa deutercum secerunt. Plate 9 from: Speculum orbis terrarum / Gerard de Jode and Cornelis de Jode. Antwerp : Arnold Coninx, 1593. Text on verso: Asiae secunda pars sive Arabia (fol. 9). Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00095 Print Map Item-ID: i17065884 BIB-ID: 1525252 In Latin. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00066 Print Map Item-ID: i11401436 BIB-ID: 2762467 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00066 Print Map Item-ID: i11401436 BIB-ID: 2762467 Show less
Autore Iacobo Castaldo. Gerhardus de Iode excudebat. Ioannes à Deutecum, Lucas à Deutecum fece. Verso has text in Latin under title: Asiae prima... Show moreAutore Iacobo Castaldo. Gerhardus de Iode excudebat. Ioannes à Deutecum, Lucas à Deutecum fece. Verso has text in Latin under title: Asiae prima pars sive Persicum Regnum Based on Gastaldi's map of 1561 Relief shown pictorially The map shows parts of Turkish Empire and Persian Empire. Copperplate. - Scale in graph. Form (Miliaria Italica). Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00482 Print Map Item-ID: i11401710 BIB-ID: 1172514 Show less
