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Shelfmark

Ba.3.01(01)

Author

Uniform title

[India Orientalis. Part 1]

Title

Regnum Congo hoc est vera descriptio regni Africani, quod tam ab incolis quam Lusitanis Congus appellatur. Per Philippum Pigafettam, olim ex Edoardi Lopez acroamatis lingua Italica excerpta; nunc Latio sermone donata ab August. Cassiod. Reinio. Iconibus & imaginibus ... opera & industria Ioan. Theodori & Ioan. Israëlis de Bry fratrum ...

Publication, distribution, etc.

Francofurti : Excudebat Wolffgangus Richter, impensis Io. Theo. & Io. Israel. de Bry, frat., 1598.

Physical description

[8], 60, [6], [2]p, 14 leaves, plate (folded) : ill. ; Fo.

Note

Translation (Italian-Latin) of "Relatione del reame di Congo".

Note

Forms Part I of "India Orientalis".

Note

The "Icones" have own title-page and pagination.

With note

[Bound with:] "India Orientalis", Part II, 1599.

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College Library.

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton School Library.

Provenance

Donated to Eton School Library by Walter Farquhar in 1953 (see label), and transferred to Eton College Library when its copy was sold at Sotherby's in July 1953.

Provenance

Bookplate of Walter Farquhar.

Binding

20th century gold-tooled half-leather and marbled paper.

Subject

Africa Description and travel Early works to 1800.

Subject

Kongo Kingdom Description and travel Early works to 1800.

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Relatione del reame di Congo. Latin.

Added entry--place

Germany Frankfurt am Main.

Language code

ita lat

Identifier

B11473
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