Venice: Appresso Gio: Battista Recurti 1739. Third edition. 3 vols 8vos continuously paginated: 15 408; 409-816; 817-1365pp. plus 3pp publisher's ads. In Italian. Title in vol 1 in red and black. Index. Original thin parchment boards with hand lettered spines. A few leaves in Vol.1 browned and with tide mark to edges boards lightly soiled else a clean set. <br /> <br /> Originally published in 1722 this geographical treatise on the known world went through at least 4 editions through 1769 and was immensely popular. Chiusole 1679-1755 was a well-known historian mathematician and geographer who published several works which added to the Italian knowledge base of the time this geographical work being the most prominent. This text contains a short section on America in vol. III. An attractive set in original binding. <br /> <br /> European Americana 739/66. Appresso Gio: Battista Recurti unknown
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