1664 Rare Latin Book - Works of Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, Civil War, ... with MAPS
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Author : C Julius Caesar; Josephus Justus Scaliger.
Title : C. Julii Caesaris quae extant Ex emendatione Jos. Scaligeri. [Works of Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, Civil War, etc. edited by J. Scaliger].
Language : Text in Latin.
Publisher : Amstelodami : typ. Dan. Elzevirii, sumptibus societatis, 1664.
Size : 5 " X 3 ".
Pages : 456, [56] pages.
Binding : Very good full calf binding (hinges fine, corners worn, overall worn and scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover .
Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing and staining, name of a previous owner on first endpaper).
Illustrations : Complete with the illustrated title page and the 3 folding maps of Spain, Gaul and the Roman Empire from England to Morocco. The maps are titled : "Romani Imperii Typus," "Galliae Veteris Descriptio," and "Typus Hispaniae Veteris.".
Estimate : (USD 200 - USD 300)
The book : Rare 17th century edition of the work of Julius Caesar. Including:
C. Julii Caesaris Commentariorum de bello Gallico liber I[-VIII] --
C. Julii Caesaris Commentariorum de bello civili liber I[-III] --
A. Hirtii Pansae Commentariorum de bello Alexandrino liber unus --
A. Hirtii Pansae Commentariorum de bello Africano liber unus --
A. Hirtii Pansae Commentariorum de bello Hispaniensi liber unus --
C. Julii Caesaris Fragmenta --
De Galliae divisione Aldi Manutii P.F.A.N. Commentarius, ad Franciscum Morandum Sirenam --
Nomenclator geographicus omnium Galliae, Germaniae, & Britanniae locorum, quorum apud Caesarem fit mentio excerptus quidem olim potissimum è thesauro geographico Abrahami Ortelii.
The author : Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC),known by his nomen and cognomen Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, military general, and historian who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He also wrote Latin prose.