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Philippi Cluverii Introductionis in universam geographiam, tam veterem quàm novam, libri VI. : Accessit P. Bertij Breviarium orbis terrarum

Clüver, Philipp, 1580-1622, Bertius, Petrus, 1565-1629. Breviarium totius orbis terrarum · 1657 · Oxoniæ : impensis Roberti Blagrave bibliopolæ · 1 picture

A 1657 Latin geography textbook printed at Oxford for the bookseller Robert Blagrave, combining Philipp Clüver's introduction to ancient and modern geography with Petrus Bertius's world summary for university and general readers. The single picture is a heraldic achievement, a coat of arms with a chevron on a shield, a crest of foliage and a plumed helm, and a ribbon scroll bearing a motto, drawn in a restrained engraved line style that a designer could adapt for crest or monogram work.

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