Opera historica et philologica, sacra et profana. In quibus Historia Boira, Res Augustanae, Conversio & passio SS. Martyrum (quae Augustae Vindel. passae sunt), Tabulae Peutingerianae integrae (etc.) continentur. Accessit Vita, genus, et mors auctoris nobilissimi, accurante C. Arnoldo. Nürnberg, Endter 1682. Fol. Mit gest. Front., ganzseit. Porträtkupf., 2 dplblgr. Kupf.-Karten, 50 (dav. 14 dplblgr. u. einige blattgr.) Textkupf., 16 gest. Vign. u. 2 gest. Init. 9 Bl., 68 S., 20 Bl., 436 S.; S. 437-908, 46 Bl. Prgt. d. Zt. (Gebr., tls. fleckig, einige kl. Einrisse im Gelenk, Ecken tls. läd.).

Graesse VI/2, 275. Sabin 102615. ADB XLI, 687ff. - Erste Gesamtausgabe. Marcus Welser "ist von allen Mitgliedern seiner Familie, welche die gelehrte Laufbahn einschlugen, weitaus der bedeutendste und berühmteste" (ADB). Enthält neben seinen wichtigen Schriften zur bayrischen und augsburgischen Geschichte u. a. auch die Edition der Peutingerschen Tafeln mit einer Kupferstich-Wiedergabe in 14 (13 doppelblattgr.) Textkupfern. Die übrigen Textkupf. zeigen Altertümer, Münzen, Inschriften etc.; die beiden großen Karten Venezuela u. Süddeutschland mit angrenzenden Gebieten der Schweiz, Österreichs u. Norditaliens. "The American interest lies in the Vita of the author which includes an account of his family, the merchant house of Welser. Under authority from Charles V. they gouverned Venezuela for their own profit from 1528-1555" (Sabin). - Tls. stock- u. fingerfleckig. Hs. Besitzverm. a. Vors. Dubletten-St. a. Vortit. - Fol. Engr. frontisp., full size copper portr., 2 double size copper maps, 50 (14 double size, some leaf-size) text coppers, 16 engr. vignettes and 2 engr. initials. 9 lvs., 68 pgs., 20 lvs., 436 pgs.; pgs. 437-908, 46 lvs. Contemp. parchment (Browned, partly stained, some sm. tears in the joint, edges partly damaged). - First complete edition. - Markus Welser "is of all the members of his family, which pursued an academic career, by far the most important and famous" (ADB). Apart from his most important works on the Bavarian and Augsburg history it also contains a.o. the edition of the "Peutingersche plates" in 14 (13 double size) copper engravings in the text. The remaining text copper engr. show antiques, coins, lapidary inscriptions,... The 2 large maps show Venezuela and Southern Germany with bordering areas of Switzerland, Austria and North Italy. "The American interest lies in the Vita of the author which includes an account of his family, the merchant house of Welser. Under authority from Charles V. they gouverned Venezuela for their own profit from 1528-1555" (Sabin). - Some foxing and fingerstains. Hw. note of ownership on endpaper. Doublet stamp on pretitle.

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