Ba.3.01(01)
[India Orientalis. Part 1]
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 ...
Francofurti : Excudebat Wolffgangus Richter, impensis Io. Theo. & Io. Israel. de Bry, frat., 1598.
[8], 60, [6], [2]p, 14 leaves, plate (folded) : ill. ; Fo.
Translation (Italian-Latin) of "Relatione del reame di Congo".
Forms Part I of "India Orientalis".
The "Icones" have own title-page and pagination.
[Bound with:] "India Orientalis", Part II, 1599.
Bookplate of Eton College Library.
Bookplate of Eton School Library.
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.
Bookplate of Walter Farquhar.
20th century gold-tooled half-leather and marbled paper.
Africa Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Kongo Kingdom Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Relatione del reame di Congo. Latin.
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
ita lat
B11473