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Compendium vniuersi : complectens geographicarum enarrationum libros sex, : ex quibus totius terrarum orbis situs vniuersaliter ac particulariter, regionum & aquarum qualitates ...

Quad, Matthias, 1557-1613 · 1600 · Coloniae Agrippinae, : Sumptibus VVilhelmi Lutzenkirchij. · 4 pictures

A 1600 geography compendium by Matthias Quad, published in Cologne by Wilhelm Lutzenkirch and aimed at scholars and general readers of world geography. Its pictures are small copperplate maps of Europe, Asia and Africa with dense place-name lettering, decorative cartouches and compass-rose details, useful for designers studying early modern map typography and ornamental framing.

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