Pomponius Mela — Pomponii Melae de Situ Orbis Libri III

Lugduni Batavorum [Lyon], Apud Samuelem Luchtmans et Fil, 1748 . Vellum. The scarce second edition thus of this work by Roman geographer Pomponius Mela, illustrated with a folding map and numerous vignettes. In the original Latin.Illustrated with an engraved title page and folding map, with further vignette illustrations. With the register *8, **2, A-4B8. Collated, complete.Two volumes in one, with two title pages, but with continuous pagination.Divisional half title to page 323 reads 'Geographica et Historica [..]', while divisional half title to page 547 reads 'Isaaci Vossii Observationes ad Pomponium Melam', as called for by Jisc. Pomponius Mela's 'De Situ Orbis' is viewed as the only formal treatise on geography in Classical Latin, and remained in use up to the year 1500 AD.With the stamp of Pax St. Augustine's Abbey Library, Ramsgate, to the front free endpaper, and their bookplate to the front pastedown. Shelf number to spine tail.A smart mid eighteenth century edition of this work, in a full vellum binding. In a full vellum binding, with gilt detailing to front and rear board. Significant discolouration to back strip, with bumping to spine head and tail. Library number to spine tail. Bookplate to front pastedown, stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with light spotting to page perimeters. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .