Cortes, Martin
First edition, a fabulous copy with the woodcuts and maps in contemporary color and housed in 17th or 18th century calf, in genuine condition, of the “most complete statement of navigational science to date” (PMM), a work of significant influence in the English world, an English translation by Richard Edden appeared as early as 1561, becoming one of the most relevant navigational treatises used in the Elizabethan era. The work contains information about the recently discovered regions by the Spanish and the Portuguese in America and the East.
Further images
Folio. xcv, 3 ff., plus 6 volvelles, complete, with the exception of one volvelle in an 18th or 19th century hand. Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century Spanish calf, raised bands to spine, compartments simply tooled in gilt, red morocco lettering piece, a few scratches to boards, lettering piece worn. Colored by a contemporary hand, edges tinted red, some minor scattered foxing, occasional contemporary annotations to margins, minor staining to title page, overall a beautiful example in the genuine condition.
Provenance: the collection of Joan Gilli, U.K.
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