Lot 223 , Heylyn, Peter. Cosmographie, in Four Books. Containing the Chorographie and Historie of the Whole Word, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof ... revised and corrected by the author ...

° Heylyn, Peter. Cosmographie, in Four Books. Containing the Chorographie and Historie of the Whole Word, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof ... revised and corrected by the author ...
pictorial engraved and two printed titles (the first in red and black), 4d-page maps, head and tailpiece decorations, decorated initial letters; newly rebound half morocco and marbled boards, gilt-lettered panelled spine, folio. for Philip Chetwind, 1666

£600-900

Condition:
Repairs fore and lwr. margins engr. title (clear of engr. surface) and with lt. soiling, few marks on printed titles, few intermittent spots, but overall in good, clean cond.; Europe map complete with top/bottom rules and calibrated border at sides; Asia has rule at top only (map appears virtually complete); Africa no rule at bottom calibrated lh. border shaved; America no black rules top/bottom (as others map appears complete). Pagination erratic in places (but signature check confirms the 'right places'), incl. 'Foreign Coins Computation' leaf; ends Table (ie. Gazeteer, 29pp.) Second printed title - 'The Third Edition....for Philipp Chetwnd, 1665'. The part titles (2 for Europe) dated 1665, Africa 1662 and America nd.; new e/ps. and blanks

Sold for £900