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America, quae est Geographiae Blauianae pars quinta liber unus volumen undecimum, Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1662

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BLAEU (JOANNES)

America, quae est Geographiae Blauianae pars quinta liber unus volumen undecimum, text in Latin, hand-coloured vignette on title, 23 double-page hand-coloured engraved maps of North and South America, all mounted on stubs, variable browning, toning and spotting throughout, 3 short marginal tears touching border of "Extrema Americae" map, short tear in margin of "Peru" map, eighteenth century panelled calf, worn with some abrasions, joints with old repairs [Burden, Mapping of North America 371; Koeman I, Bl 56; Phillips Atlases 3430], folio (420 x 335mm.), Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1662

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First edition in Latin of the volume devoted to the Americas from Blaeu's Atlas Maior, including maps of North America, Florida, Virginia, Spain, New England and the West Indies.

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