CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718). La Francia, divisa in XII. prefetture . [?Naples: c.1706]. La Francia, divisa in XII. prefetture forms volumes 4-6 of a section of Coronelli’s much larger Teatro della Guerra . According to Nordenskiöld it comprises 20 volumes. In the Nordenskiöld copy, La Francia occupies volumes 5-7, with maps in variant order. The work describes various theatres of war. Composition of the Teatro della Guerra varies, and the plates are numbered out of sequence. Due to the lack of a definitive collation, this is sold not subject to return. Nordenskiöld I, 59. Oblong quarto (183 x 245mm). 307 engravings in total, comprising: 3 titles (reusing the same plates with manuscript addition to the volume number), additional title, folding allegorical engraving with motto 'Plus ultra Gli Argonautica', folding portrait dedication, 2 armorial plates, 20 engraved section titles, and 279 maps, plans, topographical views and other subjects, of which 16 folding, and 2 double-page, together with 2 leaves of letterpress (plates 165 and 166 are duplicates of 'Guize' numbered '322,' a few tears to folding plates, some occasional minor soiling and staining). Contemporary vellum, green edges (lightly soiled).
CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718). La Francia, divisa in XII. prefetture . [?Naples: c.1706]. La Francia, divisa in XII. prefetture forms volumes 4-6 of a section of Coronelli’s much larger Teatro della Guerra . According to Nordenskiöld it comprises 20 volumes. In the Nordenskiöld copy, La Francia occupies volumes 5-7, with maps in variant order. The work describes various theatres of war. Composition of the Teatro della Guerra varies, and the plates are numbered out of sequence. Due to the lack of a definitive collation, this is sold not subject to return. Nordenskiöld I, 59. Oblong quarto (183 x 245mm). 307 engravings in total, comprising: 3 titles (reusing the same plates with manuscript addition to the volume number), additional title, folding allegorical engraving with motto 'Plus ultra Gli Argonautica', folding portrait dedication, 2 armorial plates, 20 engraved section titles, and 279 maps, plans, topographical views and other subjects, of which 16 folding, and 2 double-page, together with 2 leaves of letterpress (plates 165 and 166 are duplicates of 'Guize' numbered '322,' a few tears to folding plates, some occasional minor soiling and staining). Contemporary vellum, green edges (lightly soiled).
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