CAVAZZI, Giovanni Antonio (1621-1678). Istorica descrizione de' tre' regni Congo, Matamba, et Angola. Bologna: Giacomo Monti, 1687.
First edition of one of the most important works about the Congo, the result of 37 years spent in that country by the Capuchin priest Cavazzi. This posthumous work touches on the fierce competition between the Dutch and Portuguese for bases on the coast. ‘Edition peu commune’ (Brunet). Brunet I, 1699; Sabin 11592.
Folio (285 x 196mm). Engraved frontispiece, 10 engraved plates of which 1 folding and 1 folding map, 40 engraved illustrations (some light toning and waterstaining). 19th-century calf-backed boards (rebacked, rubbed). Provenance: occasional early marginalia – Rome, C.E. Rappaport Libri Rari (book label).
CAVAZZI, Giovanni Antonio (1621-1678). Istorica descrizione de' tre' regni Congo, Matamba, et Angola. Bologna: Giacomo Monti, 1687.
First edition of one of the most important works about the Congo, the result of 37 years spent in that country by the Capuchin priest Cavazzi. This posthumous work touches on the fierce competition between the Dutch and Portuguese for bases on the coast. ‘Edition peu commune’ (Brunet). Brunet I, 1699; Sabin 11592.
Folio (285 x 196mm). Engraved frontispiece, 10 engraved plates of which 1 folding and 1 folding map, 40 engraved illustrations (some light toning and waterstaining). 19th-century calf-backed boards (rebacked, rubbed). Provenance: occasional early marginalia – Rome, C.E. Rappaport Libri Rari (book label).
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