François de Belleforest. La cosmographie universelle de tout le monde

(Paris, Sonnius, 1575). 32 loose sm. folio lvs., all but a few from the 3rd book/ chapter of the work, w. a total of 54 woodcut views, plans, maps, ills. and coats of arms in var. sizes. Comprises a.o. a nice double-p. profile of Nordlingen (dated 1549 in the block), a double-p. bird's-eye plan of Würzburg, a half-p. plan of "Cuire ou Choures", a half-p. bird's-eye plan of Cagliari (Sardinia) and double-p. narrow profiles of Lünebourg and Lübeck.

Occas. staining, some tears and several lvs. cut short, sold as a collection of lvs., not subject to return. The work was a French-language adaptation of the work of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia. (total 32)