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KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS, S.J. Turris Babel. 10 (of ?) engraved plates, some folding, including views of the Tower of Babel and Nineveh (both with

KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS, S.J. Turris Babel. 10 (of ?) engraved plates, some folding, including views of the Tower of Babel and Nineveh (both with repaired clean tears), etc.; engraved illustrations, including 6 full-page; double-page map of the region south of Ararat. [16], 219, [13] pages, including engraved additional title. Some use of Arabic, Coptic, Greek, Hebrew, and Samaritan types. Folio, contemporary vellum, covers slightly warped; occasional heavy browning, variously affecting text and plates. Amsterdam: Officina Janssonio-Waesbergiana, 1679

  • Notes: first edition of a compilation of Kircher's researches into the biblical account of the Tower of Babel, his speculations on its construction, and on the origin and diversity of languages. Alden 679/77 (for brief account of languages of America); Caillet 5795; Merrill, page xxxv. See also lot 184.

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