Woodcut map of the newly discovered world, showing Hispaniola,
                                Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Bermuda—the latter here shown on a map
                                for the first time

The Bernardo Mendel Collection: an exhibit

MARTYR, PETER. ... opera Legatio babylonica Occeani decas Poemata Epigrammata ... . [ ... Hispali ... per Jacobū corumberger ... Millessimo quingentessimo. xj. mēse vero Aprili. (1511)]

Folio, 74 unnumbered leaves (missing 8 leaves, signature “H”). With woodcut map of the newly discovered world. Bound in old calf with unidentified coat of arms on upper cover.

Lilly Library call number: E141 .A6 1511 vault

Woodcut map of the newly discovered world, showing Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Bermuda—the latter here shown on a map for the first time

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