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CARMUEL LOBKOWITZ, JUAN. Philippus Prudens... Lusitaniae, Algarbiae, Indiae, Brasiliae legitimus Rex demonstratus. 26 engraved illustrations by
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. [30] (of [32]), 430, [25] pages, including engraved allegorical title by Galle after Quellinus depicting lion overcoming dragon; lacks the armorial frontispiece. Folio, contemporary limp vellum, recased, with large hole in spine restored, endpapers renewed; occasional light toning, hole in *3 affecting 2 words. 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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