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"Asia, Quae Est Geographiae Blavianae Pars Quarta, Libri Duo. Volumen Decimum", Blaeu, Johannes
Subject: Title Pages
Period: 1662 (dated)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
11.9 x 19.3 inches
30.2 x 49 cm
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This is the title page to Volume 10 of Blaeu's Atlas Maior, which focused on Asia. The engraving centers on an armillary sphere above the Latin motto, Indefessus Agendo, which translates as "Indefatigable Agenda." At the sides are a figure representing Father Time and another clubbing a seven-headed beast.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression with contemporary color, a small abrasion on the left arm of XXX, light soiling and foxing, and a worm hole in the right margin. There is a previous owner's engraved bookplate on verso.
Estimate: $80 - $100
Price: $60
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