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First edition, second state. Woodcut map, printed from twelve blocks on twelve sheets, joined in pairs. A fine impression. Areas of marginal repairs to each sheet, holes in engraved surface of “Iudeca”, and above St Marks in-filled with skilful facsimile of lost printed surface, a few small repaired tears etc., but otherwise in exceptionally fine condition.
1340 by 2818mm (52.75 by 110.5 inches).

Small folio (300 by 200mm), [10], title printed in red and black within woodcut borders, full-page diagram, 112 woodcut maps (of which seven are double-page), all in CONTEMPORARY OUTLINE HAND-COLOUR, ownership inscription of De Monceaux dated 1639 on title and exlibris of Roberto Almagia, some spotting and staining, and some outer woodcut borders trimmed as usual, but generally a fresh and appealing copy with attractive colour, contemporary limp vellum.

Two parts in one volume, folio sea atlas (415 by 280mm), two engraved titles, engraved coat-of-arms of Sir Christopher Hatton, volvelle, 45 double-page engraved charts, general chart with loss to left and right margins, charts 9 and 16 with loss to upper right and lower left corners respectively, skilfully repaired in facsimile, a few charts dampstained to upper centrefold, sixteenth century red morocco, lavishly gilt, remboitage.

Folio (293 by 200mm), engraved title, [24], 201pp., [1], incorporating 47 engraved maps within the text, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, several leaves lightly browned, several others with early annotations, contemporary limp vellum.

Four volumes, folio atlas (300 by 190mm), second edition, second issue, including the original printing of the suppressed ‘Voyage to Cadiz’ (1598, state II; ?supplied), [24], 619pp.; [16], 312pp. 204pp.; [16], 868pp.; [12], 807pp., without the Edward Wright world map, as usual, small rust hole to leaf **3 in vol. II, and one or two adjacent rust stains, finely bound in early nineteenth-century red straight-grained morocco by T. Brooks, with elaborate gilt and blind-tooled borders and gilt foliate cornerpieces, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, richly gilt, gilt edges.