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Amsterdam, Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm Ltd., [1967-1968]. 12 Vols. With ca. 600 (fold.) (double-p.) (col.) charts, maps, views & plates. Large folio (ca. 53 x 32 cm.), orig. unif. dec. gilt imitation vellum, gilt ribbed spine with 2 blue mor. letterpieces, in a late 20th-cent. matching wooden bookcase (ca. 74 x 79,5 x 39 cm.). ¶ Printed in 1.000 copies. One of 990 Arabic numb. copies. Complete set of a facsimile reprint published on the occasion of the third centenary of the original edition (with French text) published in 1663 in Amsterdam by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu (ca. 1598-1673). – Without the accompanying text-booklet by C. Koeman (“Joan Blaeu and his Grand Atlas”, publ. in 1970). A few letterpieces sl. rubbed in outer parts, but nevertheless a good set in a nice bookcase.