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Arte de la verdadera nauegacion. : en que se trata de la machina del mu[n]do, es a saber, cielos, y elementos ...

Syria, Pedro de · 1602 · Impressa en Valencia, : en casa de Iuan Chrysostomo Garriz, junto al molino de rouella. · 13 pictures

A Spanish navigation manual by Pedro de Syria, printed in Valencia in 1602 by Juan Chrysostomo Garriz, covering the machine of the world, heavens and elements for mariners and students of navigation. The four pictured initials are decorative woodcut capitals in a Renaissance style, built from interlacing scrollwork, fleur-de-lis motifs, and foliate ornament, offering a designer ready-made letterforms for historical display type, borders, or drop caps.

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