Originally published under title: Iulii Solini De situ et memorabilibus orbis capitula. Venice, 1473.
Consists of text, by Solinus and Mela, and commentary, by Sebastian Münster (the latter printed in italics).
Printer from colophon.
Title vignette: Printer's device, signed: Palma Beb.
Cf. Burmeister, K.H. Sebastian Münster no. 171.
Includes index.
Contains the life of Solinus, by Joannes Camers (p. [3-4], 1st count).
Text by Solinus covers p. [1]-[150], 2nd count, 2 folded maps, with preface on p. [20], 1st count; text by Mela covers p. 153-230, with prefaceo on p. [151]-152.
Folded map accompanying p. [150] shows territory to the east of Asia marked "Terra incognita", considered to represent the Northwest coast of North America. Wagner, however, questions this opinion and holds that it might represent Japan instead. The text on p. [150] refers to it [in translation] as "... extreme coast, as has been explored in our time by men.
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C. Iulii Solini Polyhistor, rerum toto orbe memorabilium thesaurus locupletissimus. : Huic ob argumenti similitudinem Pomponii Melæ De situ orbis libros tres, fide diligentiaque summa recognitos, adiunximus. Accesserunt his præter noua scholia, quæ loca autoris utriusq[ue] obscuriora copiose passim illustrant, etiam tabulæ geographicæ permultæ, regionum, locorum, marium, sinuumq[ue] diuersorum situs pulchrè deliniantes. Cum indice rerum atque uerborum in utroq[ue] obseruandorum locupletissimo.
Accession number:
PML 125862
Published:
Basileae : apud Michaelem Isingrinium et Henricum Petri, 1538.
Description:
[20], 230, [2] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : plan, maps ; 31 cm. (fol.)
Credit:
Gift of Lydia L. Redmond, in memory of her mother and stepfather, Mr. & Mrs. William M. Clearwater, 1996.
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Binding:
Vellum.
Provenance:
William M. Clearwater, Lydia L. Redmond.
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