[Utopia], De optimo reip. statu, deque noua insula Vtopia, and De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia
Description:
Colophon: [Printer’s mark] Basileae apvd Io. Frobenlvm mense decembri an M.D.XVIII., Each of the three parts has its own colophon, that of first part, the Utopia, being dated November, 1518. The "Epigrammata" of More and of Erasmus have also special title pages., Initials. Some title page borders and the illustrations on p. [12] and p. [25] are from designs by Ambrosius Holbein., and Irregularities in paging: 8 pages between p. 162 and p. 167 counted in numbering as 4 numbered leaves; several typographical errors.
Imperfect: plates 4, 27 and 37 wanting; 2 maps (Nova tabula insularum Iavae, Sumatrae, Borneonis ... and Ailhae cidade de Goa ...) wanting. The other map and plate issued with this part, and 4 maps issued with part 3, are bound preceeding this part in the following order: [1] A cidade de Angra ... (40 x 55 cm. on sheet 41 x 57 cm, folded to 30 x 15); [2] Descriptio Hydrograhica accomodata ad Battavorum navagatione in Javam isulam Indiae Orientalis... (34 x 65 cm, on sheet 36 x 65 cm, folded to 29 x 18 cm); [3] Insula D. Helenae ... (22 x 28 cm, on sheet 30 x 31); [4] Munken so in den Orientalischen Indien ... (14 x 18 cm, on sheet 19 x 30 cm) bound with top of sheet at gutter; [5] Vera effigies et delineatio Insulae Ascenstio ... (15 x 22 cm, on sheet 19 x 30 cm) bound with top of sheet at gutter; [6] Insulae et arcis Mocambique ...(21 x 27 cm, on sheet 31 x 30 cm). Some text has been censored in black ink. No. 2 of 3 titles bound together.
Publisher:
Ex officina Wolfgangi Richteri,
Subject (Geographic):
Indonesia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611. Navigatio in Orientem.
Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, ou, Les festes, et divertissements du roy, a Versailles, Festes, et diuertissements du roy, a Versailles, and Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee
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1 unnumbered plate by Francois Chauveau, representing entertainments held in 1674 on the termination of the campaign in Franche-Comte., 5 plates, numbered I-V, by Jean Le Pautre, representing the festivities at Versailles on July 18, 1668., 5 unnumbered plates by Jean Le Pautre., Armorial bookplate with motto: Ubique patriam reminisci., Binding with French royal arms (Bourbon)., Nine plates, numbered 1-9, by Israel Silvestre., On spine: Tom. XI., The first series of 9 plates was originally published in 1673 under the title: Les plaisirs de l’isle enchantee ..., The next series of 5 plates was originally published in 1679 under the title: Relation de la feste de Versailles, du 18e juillet mil six cens soixante-huit., The third series of 6 plates was originally published in 1676 under the title: Les divertissemens de Versailles donnez par la roy a toute sa cour, au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte, en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV ..., The three sequences of plates were each originally published separately with text by Andre Felibien., and Two plates have Yale proprietary stamps on verso; all other versos blank.
Subject (Geographic):
France --Court and courtiers --Pictorial works
and France --History --Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Subject (Name):
Chauveau, Francois, 1613-1676, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Divertissemens de Versailles donnez par le roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Relation de la feste de Versailles du dix-huitieme juillet mil six cents soixante-huit, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, and Silvestre, Israel, 1621-1691
Various illustrations by Maria Sibylla Merian and others[?] employing alchemical symbols and icons.
Description:
Added t.p.; title within engraved border., Folded plate: Figura I measures 34 x 33 cm., Folded plate: Figura II measures 39 x 31 cm., Folded plate: Figura III measures 35 x 35 cm., Folded plate: Figura IV measures 35 x 39 cm., and Many of the tracts have special t.ps. dated 1677.