First published Rome, 1591-1592. See Sabin.

Pts. 2-[7] and the addendum to pt. 4 have special t.-p.'s. Pagination, pt. 1: [32], 208, 71, [1] p. (the last blank); pt. 2: [20], 131, [1] p. (the last blank); pt. 3: 156, [24] p.; pt. 4: 68 p.; pt. 4, addendum: [72] p.; pt. 5: 56 p.; pt. 6: [8], 52 p.; pt. [7]: 22, [2] p. (the last 2 blank).

Pts. 5 and [7] dated 1617.

Some of the engraved maps are signed: Porro.

Addendum to pt. 4 comprises 32 mostly full-page woodcuts. Fifteen of them depict monsters. The remainder depict natives of India, Africa and Arabia and have been printed from pieces of a large block of 1508 by Hans Burgkmair, or from pieces of a copy of it. See W. Oakeshott, Some woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair.

Signatures: a-bp8s A-Rp8s Sp4s, p2sap10s A-Gp8s Hp10s, p3sA-Ip8s Kp6s Lp4s, p4s[dagger]p8s A-Cp8s Dp10s, p5sA-Dp8s, p6sap4s A-Cp8s Dp4s, p7s[dagger]p4s A-Cp8s Dp2s, p8sAp8s Bp4s.

Includes indexes.

Sabin 6806

Binding: later limp vellum in a single vol. Author in gilt on red spine label.

On front pastedown is photocopy armorial bookplate, perhaps for de Maupas of Paris (Rietveld). T.p. signed at either side of device by Giulio Stanga.