Levanto,F.M. Prima parte dello Specchio del Mare, nel quale si descrivono tutti …
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Levanto,F.M.

Prima parte dello Specchio del Mare, nel quale si descrivono tutti li porti, spiaggie baye, isole, scogli, e seccagni del Mediterraneo ... Non mai piu cosi ampiamente descritto, & arricchito di Carte Maritime nuovamente costrutte. Genoa, Marion u. Cele 1664. with broad gest. Title border with small sea battle scene and 25 folded copper maps. Copper maps and numerous woodcuts in text. 2 pp., 152 pp. Full d. (rebacked). Koeman Lev 1, Phillips/Le Gear 7858, Nat. Maritime Mus. Cat. III/1, 42. LGK I, 349 (err. with 28 Ktn.). Not in the Crone Library and the Scheepvaart Museum. First edition. - ╔Rare Mediterranean Sea Atlas╗. Only the present first part has appeared. - "Little is known about its author, but the work displays a strong Dutch influence, particulary in the style of the Van Keulens." (Nat. Maritime Mus. Cat.) - Italian translation of P. Goos' Straets-Boeck of 1662 with the maps in the revision of F. M. Levanto, the beautiful copper title in turn is a mirror copy of the title of Goos' Zee Atlas. - The numerous woodcuts in the text show navigational instruments, coastal and harbor charts and especially hundreds of coastal elevations; the maps with the beautiful gest. coastal and island maps. - "A manual that was immediately popular with seafarers and helmsmen. It was the result of 20 years of navigational experience in this area." (LGK II, 503) - Carefully cleaned copy. Front endpaper renewed, occasional light creases and rear small tears in margins, 2 maps reinforced in fold on verso, 2 maps with small marginal tears at bottom, otherwise of very good condition with the maps in nice strong impressions. - Contemp. vellum (spine new). Carefully cleaned copy. New endpaper, some slight creases and small rep. tears in margin, 2 maps reinforced in the folds verso, 2 maps small damages in the margins, otherwise very well preserved copy with the maps in beautiful, strong prints.

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Levanto,F.M.

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