Lac De Agnano,Crater De Ancien Volcan
Hamilton William and Petrus Fabris Plate XVIII of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31- $1,656
- $1,656
Grotte De Pausilipo De Naples A Puzzoli
Hamilton William and Petrus Fabris Plate XVI of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31- $1,656
- $1,656
Novissima Et Accuratissima Romae Veteris Et Nova Tabula
Giovanni Baptista Falda 65x 53 cms.Fine illustrated plan of Rome in bird´s eye view where all the main buildings,palaces, churches, monasteries,piazzas, gardens are represented.Large cartouche on upper left corner with a figure with papal robes representing St Peter with the keys and allegorical figure of justice. Five columns of text with numbered key of all building represented on the map. Falda (1643-1678) was an italian architect and engraver that worked with Bernini at his studio and later became a draughtsman and engraver. He is famous for his wall map representing Rome in 12 sheets "Nuova Pianta et Alzata della citta di Roma" published in 1676 of which this plan is a reduced version. Falda´s views celebrated the works carried out by Pope Alexander VII that was a complete renovation for Rome in gardens, fountains and architectural elements along the city.- $2,760
- $2,760
Antiquae Urbis Romae Imago
Pirro Ligorio,Francois Halma Large view of Rome based on Pirro Ligorio famous plan printed in 1561.The view represents a reconstruction of Rome during the reign of Augustus. Two columns at sides list 269 monuments represented in the plate.Ligorio´s plan was the model for Braun Hogenberg and later plans of Rome for the XVII century.- $1,214
- $1,214
L’Amerique Divisee En Tous Ses Pays Et Etats Dressée Sur De Nouveaux Memoires Et Sur Les Derniers . . . 1754
Janvier et Longchamp Large wall map of the American continent(153x 119 cms) Original hand colour. This map is the first to represent the large Sea or bay of the West of the North America continent and the first with the orientation of the East at the top. This is a large and decorative map with insets related to events in the American history, conquest and colonization. The sources for this map were the Guillaume Delisle´s manuscripts maps based in older maps from missionary sources in northern America and Canada.Wall maps of this size have been damaged along centuries but this example is well preserved besides some minor flaws and keeps its freshness. The map is composed by four printed sheets and eight side decorative panels. Janvier and Longchamp were two cartographers active at Paris from 1746-76 producing large scale wall maps of the world and continents.- $13,248
- $13,248
La Sphera de Iuan de Sacrobosco : nueuamente traduzida de latin en romance / por Rodrigo Saenz de Santayana y Spinosa
Sacrobosco Juan de 2 edición.[8],78,[2]. Portada xilográfica e ilustraciones de esferas y figuras en el texto. Encuadernación en piel verde oscura del s XX. Ejemplar con anotaciones marginales. Buen ejemplar de esta traducción de la obra de Sacrobosco(1195-1256) realizada por Rodrigo Saenz de Santayana del que fue el astrónomo y científico inglés mas famoso de la Edad Media divulgador del sistema geocéntrico.Fue profesor de astronomía y matemáticas en la Universidad de París en torno a 1225 y en esas fechas escribio su obra Tractatus de Sphera que fue la primera difusión a escala europea del sistema de Ptolomeo. Second spanish edition of the famous treatise by Sacrobosco illustrated with woodcuts.Complete copy with XX century leather binding- $9,384
- $9,384
Tractado de orthographia y accentos en las tres lenguas principales. Ha escripto el presente tractado en Romance Castellano para que no menos que los latinos se aprovechen del los que no entienden latin
Vanegas del Busto, Alejo First edition,(192x143 mm),46 hojas,Portada orlada con textos de Horacio y Ovidio en los laterales y San Pedro en la parte superior y una figura con la leyenda" Harpocrates". Encuadernación en pergamino del siglo XX, Restauraciones en margen superior de las primeras páginas sin afectar a texto.En la aportada aparece nota manuscrita antigua:"Monasterio de San Agustin civitatis". Buen ejemplar de la primera obra teórica sobre gramática y puntuación en lengua castellana. Vanegas compara el español al latín, griego y hebreo. A diferencia de Nebrija que reconoce dos signos de puntuación en sus "Introductiones", Vanegas por el contrario reconoce seis signos de puntuación en la lengua latina que traslada a la española para una mejora de la misma. Obra de una gran rareza de la que hay sólamente 3 ejemplares en CCPBE y 7 ejemplares fuera de España (USTC). Palau 351595 Perez Pastor 158. First edition. Complete copy of what is considered the first theorethical work on spanish grammar and puctuation. 46 ff,title within woodcut borders.XX century vellum and minor restorations affecting upper margins of fist leaves without touching text. USTC lists 10 copies worldwide( 3 in Spain) Ref Palau 351595 Perez Pastor 158- $10,488
- $10,488
Pintura Del Gobernador,Alcaldes Y Regidores De Mexico.Codice En Geroglificos Mexicanos Y En Lenguas Castellana Y Azteca Existente En La Biblioteca Del Excmo Duque De Osuna
Jeronimo de Valderrama(recopilador) Folio. 10p, [80] p de láminas litografiadas en color.Facsimil en edición de 100 ejemplares( este es el nr 90) de la primera impresión de este raro códice que contiene varias obras fruto de la visita del licenciado Jeronimo de Valderrama a Nueva España entre 1563-65. El códice recoge las acusaciones de alcaldes,gobernadores y regidores contra el Virrey( Luis de Velasco) y los oidores además de denunciar el maltrato hacia los indios.Texto en nauhatl y castellano.- $2,760
- $2,760
Espedicion De Los Catalanes y Aragoneses Contra Turcos y Griegos
Francisco de Moncada Primera edición,(5), 184 ff,(4)h.Francisco de Moncada fue embajador de Felipe Iv ante Fernando II y posteriormente gobernador de Flandes y comandante de las fuerzas españolas en los Paises Bajos.El presente texto en una adaptación del relato original de la expedición catalana a Levante (1302-1388) que fue escrita por Ramon Muntaner miembro de la Gran Compañia como parte de su gran crónica: "Chronica o descripcio dels fets e hazanyes del inclyt Re Don Jaume" que se publico por primera vez en Valencia en 1558. la Gran Compañia ayudo a liquidar el Imperio Latino de Constantinopla. Fueron mercenarios que desde Sicilia pasaron a Anatolia a luchar contra los Turcos y posteriormente contra los propios Bizantinos que les habían contratado en origen.Terminaron atacando los asentamientos Bizantinos en Grecia y consolidadndo los ducados de Atena y Neopatria. Encuadernación firmada por M. Bueno. Firs edition of this rare book that adapt the famous Ramon Muntaner´s chronicle of the catalan expedition to the Levant in 1302-1388 known as the catalan Grand Company.The Catalan company brought the latin Empire to an end.They were mercenaries that fought first against the turks and then turned against the Byzantine emperor and finally attacked the latin settlements in Greece including the dukedom of Athens and Neopatria that were united and ruled for several decades until the end of XIV century. Ref Palau 175668,Blackmer 1144- $8,280
- $8,280
Tratado Y Practica De Tasadores De Joyas.Tratado De Piedras Preciosas;Perlas Y Aljofares.Con Reglas Ciertas Para Conocer Su Justo Valor,Importancia.De Medir Las Piedras Engastadas.
Bartolome de Fuentes Portada manuscrita y 100 folios en clara caligrafia cursiva.Incluye varias tablas sobre el valor de los diamantes,rubies,esmeraldas,zafiros,topacios del Brasil,perlas,aljofar aperlado. Tablas del valor del oro desde la ley de 12 a 24 quilates. Dos dibujos a plena página de piedras preciosas y de medidas y diseños para los diamantes.Encuadernación en pergamino original . Manuscrito inédito de Bartolome de Fuentes que en la portada aparece como enjoyelador y tasador de su Magestad y de la junta de comercio y minas.No existe ningún registro de este autor en el CCPBE, por lo que podemos pensar que este manuscrito con una clara y limpia presentación pudo ser la maqueta para la imprenta o ejemplar de presentación aunque nunca se publicó. La obra describe en detalle los brillantes y sus tallas además de esmeraldas, zafiros,topacios,rubies,etc.El autor presta atención a los aljófares que eran perlas pequeñas de forma irregular y que estuvieron de moda en el siglo XVII y XVIII.El autor elabora unas tablas de los valores del oro en sus diferentes niveles de pureza y en sus medidas ( grano, tomin, adarme, onza).La obra termina con un capitulo sobre la forma de afinar la pasta de plata. En contraportada muestra etiqueta de catalogo de venta de principios del siglo XX . Manuscrito de gran rareza del que no hemos encontrado referencias ni ejemplares similares que podamos comparar. Fine and unique manuscript on hard stones cutting and precious stones like diamonds,zaphirs,emeralds ruby etc.Illustrated with drawing and with tables of equivalence of weights,value etc.manuscript in perfect conditon and with its original vellum binding- $8,280
- $8,280
Pozzuoli,Temple Of Serapis,Baia,Cap Misene
Plate XXVI of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31 Pedacio Dioscorides Anazarbeo, Acerca de la materia medicinal, y de los venenos mortiferos / Traduzido de lengua griega, en la vulgàr castellana, & illustrado con claras y substantiales Annotationes, y con las figuras de innumeras plantas exquisitas y raras, por el Doctor Andres de Laguna . ; añadiose vna tabla para hallar remedio de todo genero de enfermedades, y otras cosas curiosas, nunca antes ympressa ; Divo Philippo, divi Caroli V aug. filio haeredi opt. max. dicatum
Folio (20x29 cms), [28], 616 pgs, [26] of index.Fine copy of this important book published at Salamanca.marginal waterstaining affecting margins in some pages of the first part.illustrated with hundreds of woodcuts representing flowers, herbs. This ancient greek text was considered the first pharmacopoeia that influenced the western medicine.First printed by Giunta in 1518 new many editions but the spanish ones are very scarce in the book market. Half vellum early XX century binding with ex libris on front pastedown by Antonio Palau the famous bookseller of Barcelona author of the Bibliografia Hispano Americana. The book is divided in five section explaining the name ,origin and physical characteristics of the herbs, plants, even minerals and the medical use of each one.Its is interesting the section devoted to poissons and treatments for bites. Dioscorides was a greek physician( 40-90 AD) at the service of the roman army stationed at Asia Minor.
Mont Vesuve And Atrio Di Cavallo
Plate XXXIII of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31
Porto Pavone At Nisida Island
Plate XXII of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31
Pozzuoli general view at Naples
Plate XXIV of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31 L´Egeo Redivivo O Sia Chorographia Dell´Arcipelago ,Grecia,Morea O Peloponese,Di Candia ,E Cipri
First edition, 4to. Engraved additional title , Engraved portrait of Franciscus II Duke of Modena, [VIII] including title page,684 pgs and 63 maps of the greek islands.3(many of them folded).Light browning in some of the maps.Original vellum binding. Fine copy of this scarce book in the tradition of islands books or Isolarios. The work was probably related to the venetian conquests in continental Greece. The description of the greek islands is quite extensive and thorough on each island. It contains descriptions of Roumelia and Peloponnesus. Also contains an interesting index of known and supposed ancient temples Ref: Blackmer 1305,Armao(1953) pg 253,Zacharakis 1520-82 Africa wall map
Large wall map of Africa dedicated to Niccolo Carmine Caraccioli. The map shows the african continent and a decorative border with representations of african people from Cabo Verde, Canary islands, Guinea,Benin, Congo, Angola,Ehiopia, Madagascar, Senegal,Nile sources, Nubiani,Morocco, Libya,Egypt with piramids.The source for the map is the large double plate map of Africa by Coronelli included in his Atlante Veneto 1696. the large lakes in Africa are not in their correct position in the same way like the Nile sources.The topographical information is based in Dutch maps like the Visscher and De Wit but basically completed with the Nolin- Coronelli maps. Highly decorative map with distorted profile of western Africa. Very few wall maps by Petrini come up to the map trade as the number of copies originally printed were very few and surviving examples of wall maps like this one are nowadays very rare World Map
Large scale double hemisphere World map dedicated to the Marquis of Pescara ,Cesare D´Avalos. Fine example of this world map considered nowadays exceedingly rare .Paolo Petrini was a cartographer active at Naples during the late XVII and early XVIII century of whom not much printed work has remained. The hemispheres are set aloft amidst a fine allegorical composition. The source for the Americas is the map by Coronelli published in the Atlante Veneto circa 1690. The Great lakes are well delineated. The Mississippi river has some level of distortion as its mouth is located far southwest of its true location. California is represented as a large island and the Pacific Northwest the coast curves inwards to include the strait of Anian. The South American shows some level of distortion with a widened form. In regard to the rest of the world, the source seems to be the world map by Nicolas de Fer published in 1694. Asia is well charted based on Dutch and Jesuit sources. Australia is said to be discovered in 1644 on the map ( Abel Tasman voyages) and Petrini delineates the coasts of western and southern Australia and part of Tasmania. The east coast of Australia remains uncharted. The allegory sorrounding the map includes images of Saturn,Jupiter,Mars,Venus,Mercury with zodiacal signs and mithological figures.Below are depictions of Trade,Industry,Science and Art. Not much is know of Petrini.He published his rare atlas: "Atlante Partenopeo"(1700-1718) and set of continents and world maps in large size.Few copies are tracked in the market in the last 30 years. Ref: Shirley 625( plate 429) ,Wagner 168 Oriental Album,Characters, Costumes And Modes Of Life In The Valley Of The Nile
Second edition of one of the most beautiful books published about the costumes of the Nile Valley.Contemporary half red morocco with spine gild and gilt edges.Illustrated with 31 lithographies by Prisse d´Avennes based on his drawings made during his long stay in Egypt. Prisse d´Avennes (1807-79) arrived to Egypt in 1827 in the service of Mehmet Ali as an engineer and later he was travelling and living in Egypt for many years, having a wide knowledge of the costumes, religion, language and dialects of the country. Prisse published several books based on his archeological works about the Boulaq museum in Cairo and his master work on Egyptian monuments that was a complement to the book of Champollion Monuments de l´Egypte.Islamic art and decoration was also the subject of some of his publications. The Oriental Album was his best work on oriental costumes based on his original drawings that were published in London with the text of the egyptologist James Augustus St John. Ref: Atabey 1001,Blackmer 1357,Colas 2427. Not in Gay and Chahine
De los Remedios contra prospera e adversa Fortuna.
Folio,(28 cms) [4], CLXXIX,(I.E 167).Portada xilográfica a dos tintas rodeado de escenas alegóricas. escudo xilográfico del Gran Capitán, duque de Sessa al verso del folio 170.Pie de imprenta en el colofón al verso de folio 169. letra gótica. Encuadernación en holandesa del s XIX, cortes dorados. Portada con leve restauración en parte lateral derecha sin perdida. Muy buen ejemplar de esta obra impresa por Cromberger en Sevilla 1513 y por Juan Varela de Salamanca en 1516 y Cocci en 1523, siendo esta la cuarta edición en castellano de esta famosa colección de breves diálogos escritos en prosa latína.la obra está compuesta por 254 escenas de diálogos entre entidades alegóricas: la Alegría, la Razón, el Dolor.Son diálogos educatívos y morales para reforzar al individuo frente a los golpes de la fortuna tanto si es buena o mala. Esta obra fue creada por Petrarca(1304-74) entre 1360-66 de la que se conservan numerosos manuscritos y ediciones impresas en el s XV y XVI. Complete copy of the 4rd spanish edition of the famous Dialogi by Petrarca. First printed in Spain in 1513, 1516 and 1523; this is the 4th edition with gothic lettering and xilographic title page in red and black. The text are 254 dialogues about the moods like happiness,Sorrow,Reason. XIX century half leather binding. Internally a very good copy with minor restorations on title page without any missing part.large coat of arms of the Great Captain Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba Duke of Sessa at the Colophon. Ischia Island , Vico,Sorrento and Vesubius
Plate XXXII of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 3 DIARIO DE LAS OPERACIONES DE LA EXPEDICION CONTRA LA PLAZA DE PANZACOLA CONCLUIDA POR LAS ARMAS DE S.M. CATÓLICA BAJO LAS ORDENES DEL MARISCAL DE CAMPO D BERNARDO DE GALVEZ
Original printed version extremely rare nowadays in the book market.45, [3], no date ,no author, no place but bibliographers point out that this booklet was most probably printed at Havana or Mexico. This is a very important document of the American revolution in the south. The doucment gives a thorough account of the attack of the spanish army on Pensacola in 1781.The attack took place in the context of the American independence war where Spain and France helped the american forces against the english. Spain tried to regain Florida from the english lost in 1763 after the Seven years war. Galvez conquered Pensacola and the territory was in spanish hands until 1804. This booklet contains all the articles of the capitulation between the english and spaniards represented by John Campbell and Bernardo de Galvez. View Of Naples And Nearby Islands, Ischia,Procida,Misene Point, Nisida
Plate XVII of the most famous book on Vulcanoes published during the XVIII century. William Hamilton (1730-1803) was british ambassador for over twenty year at the Kingdom of Naples.His interests in archeology and vulcanology let him to create one of the most important collection of greek vases that was subsequently sold to the British Museum.For the vulcanology he contacted with the landscape painter Petrus Fabris who was living in Naples and comissioned him to take designs from Vesubius, Etna, Stromboli and Lipari islands as volcanic areas in southern Italy.They climbed 22 times to the Vesubius in order to record different stages of the eruptions that he witnessed during his time at Naples. Petrus Fabris designed and later engraved and coloured the plates that Hamilton praised him as "executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves". The book Campi Phlegraei refers to the volcanic area of Pozzuoli nearby Naples that was also an important archeological area with discoveries during the XVIII century joint with Pompey and Herculaneum. Ref: Brunet III, 31