Imperial folio (435 x 305 mm). (20) ff. including title and T.O.C., 266 ff., (5) unnumbered ff. and (1) f. blank [the Samartian supplement, quire 55], 267-299 ff., (1) f. with colophon on verso, (1) f. blank. With the Text in 2 columns, 64 lines, 1,809 woodcut illustrations from 645 blocks, of which 31 are double-page, including the Europe map in old hand color; scattered soiling mostly to margins, minor marginal tears to foot of a handful of leaves, small hole to XI, faint waterstain to head of last few quires, world map lightly thumbed and slightly soiled with small marginal tear. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over beveled wooden boards with 8 diamond-shaped brass corner-guards and two brass centerpieces, two brass clasps intact.
Imperial folio (435 x 305 mm). (20) ff. including title and T.O.C., 266 ff., (5) unnumbered ff. and (1) f. blank [the Samartian supplement, quire 55], 267-299 ff., (1) f. with colophon on verso, (1) f. blank. With the Text in 2 columns, 64 lines, 1,809 woodcut illustrations from 645 blocks, of which 31 are double-page, including the Europe map in old hand color; scattered soiling mostly to margins, minor marginal tears to foot of a handful of leaves, small hole to XI, faint waterstain to head of last few quires, world map lightly thumbed and slightly soiled with small marginal tear. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over beveled wooden boards with 8 diamond-shaped brass corner-guards and two brass centerpieces, two brass clasps intact.
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