MERCATOR, Gerard and Jodocus HONDIUS Atlas Minor . Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius [1607]. Oblong 4° (175 x 220mm). Engraved title, allegorical plate, 150 engraved maps only (of 152, lacking final two maps of the Roman Empire and Alexander the Great's expedition). (Lacking the last two leaves, corner of R1 restored with the loss of a few characters, corner of title rubbed with loss, map of Portugal printed upside down, lower margin the map of Morocco shaved). Contemporary calf, covers decorated with gilt arabesques (rebacked) A variant issue of the first edition of the Atlas Minor with the map of Morea not pasted over a map of Candia, and with letterpress titles to each map on the upper margins. Koeman II Me 186.
MERCATOR, Gerard and Jodocus HONDIUS Atlas Minor . Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius [1607]. Oblong 4° (175 x 220mm). Engraved title, allegorical plate, 150 engraved maps only (of 152, lacking final two maps of the Roman Empire and Alexander the Great's expedition). (Lacking the last two leaves, corner of R1 restored with the loss of a few characters, corner of title rubbed with loss, map of Portugal printed upside down, lower margin the map of Morocco shaved). Contemporary calf, covers decorated with gilt arabesques (rebacked) A variant issue of the first edition of the Atlas Minor with the map of Morea not pasted over a map of Candia, and with letterpress titles to each map on the upper margins. Koeman II Me 186.
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