Lot 133
"Notitia Orbis Antiqui" – Atlas of the Ancient World by Christoph Cellarius – Cambridge and Amsterdam, 1703-1706 – Engraved Maps
Notitia Orbis Antiqui, sive Geographia plenior, Atlas of the Ancient World by Christoph Cellarius. Cambridge and Amsterdam: Joannis Oweni [John Owen] and Casparus Fritsch, 1703-1706. Latin. Two volumes. Second edition (the first edition was printed in Leipzig, 1701-1706).
Atlas of ancient geography by German historian and geographer Christoph Cellarius (1638-1707), wit 35 engraved plates: 33 double page maps, a portrait of Cellarius and a diagram (showing wind roses).
Vol. I, dedicated to Europe, features 20 engraved maps. Vol. II, dedicated to Asia and Africa, features 13 engraved maps, including a map of Palestine. The maps are decorated with illustrations of biblical and mythological scenes.
Title pages printed in red and black, with engraved vignettes.
Vol. I: [7] ff., 862, [38] pp. + [22] plates (engraved portrait, diagram and 20 maps); Vol. II: [6] ff., 544, 166, [38] pp. + [13] plates (maps). Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Some minor stains. Small open tears to edges of some leaves. Original, fine vellum bindings. Stains and minor blemishes to bindings.
