Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm. vrbivmq. Hispaniæ, Lvsitaniæ, Æthiopiæ et Indiæ scriptores varii.

Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629, Pistorius, Johann, 1546-1608, Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622, Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, 1724-1799, former owner, Ernest, Count of Hesse-Cassel, 1623-1693, former owner, Biblioteca Palatina (Heidelberg, Germany), former owner · 1603 · Francofvrti : apud C. Marnium · 222 pictures

A 1603 Latin collection of Spanish, Portuguese, Ethiopian and Indian writings, edited by Andreas Schottus and Johann Pistorius and printed in Frankfurt by C. Marnius, for scholars of early modern history and geography. The pictures are small woodcut heraldic shields, some with crests and mantling, others quartered with lions, griffins and vertical stripes, offering designers compact, historically styled emblem and border motifs.

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