Italy, in its original glory, ruine and revival : being an exact survey of the whole geography, and history of that famous country : with the adjacent islands of Sicily, Malta, &c. : and whatever is remarkable in Rome (the mistress of the world) and all those towns and territories, mentioned in antient and modern authors
A 1660 London geography and history of Italy, with its islands and Rome, compiled by Franciscus Schottus and translated and edited by Edmund Warcupp for English readers and booksellers. The four pictures are woodcut headpieces and an ornamental initial: a dense flowing acanthus-and-fruit border with urns and birds, repeated across pages, and a historiated capital P with a robed figure and foliage, useful for period frames, dividers and chapter openers.
