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(BRAZIL.) Carmuel Lobkowitz, Juan. Philippus Prudens... Lusitaniae, Algarbiae, Indiae, Brasiliae legitimus Rex demonstratus. 26 engraved
(BRAZIL.) Carmuel Lobkowitz, Juan. Philippus Prudens... Lusitaniae, Algarbiae, Indiae, Brasiliae legitimus Rex demonstratus. 26 engraved illustrations by Cornelius Galle the Younger after Erasmus Quellinus comprising allegorical figure of Lusitania and portraits of Portuguese royalty. [32], 430, [25] pages, including engraved armorial frontispiece and allegorical title by Galle after Quellinus depicting lion overcoming dragon. Folio, old mottled calf, rebacked with sheep, raised bands and spine ends rubbed, rear joint starting; contents toned, minor dampstain in blank outer margin of opening leaves. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1639
- Notes: first edition of a defense of Spanish claims to the Portuguese throne, and, by extension, to the territory of Brazil. Alden 639/30; Palau 43538.
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