Deorum dearumque capita, ex antiquis numismatibus Abrahami Ortelii [...] collecta, et historica narratione illustrata.

4to: [68] ff. (sl. browning, some foxing).

Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine with sm. shelf-mark label. Very good copy.

Re-issue of the ed. of 1602, ill. with an engr. title and 59 full-page engr. medallion portraits of classical deities, each within an elaborate historiated or ornamental border, by Philips Galle. Based on Ortelius' collections of ancient coins and with historical comments by Sweertius. The engr. on f. I2 and I4 are corrected by pasting over, as in all copies. The engr. "CANOPI" (f. I2) is not taken from a coin but from a hieroglyph ("ex tabula hieroglyphi") of Pietro Bembo. The first edition without Sweertius' text was published by Galle in 1573.
Ref. De Kesel O 56 (under Ortelius). - Opac MPM (under Sweertius). - STCV 6627107 (under Sweertius). - USTC 1436029 (under Galle). - Not in STC Low Countries 1601-1621 (BL).
Bound with, same printer, publishers, year and condition: Sweertius, Fr. - XII Caesarum Romanorum imagines. E numismatibus expressae, et historica narratione illustratae. 1612. 29-[1-2 bl.] pp. Except for the title, with a new imprint dated 1612, this edition (or issue) is identical to the original edition (1603). With verses by J. Bochius and B. Moretus. Ill. with 12 engr. pl. by Ph. Galle? Ref. De Kesel S 327. - STC Low Countries 1601-1621 (BL) S-283. - USTC 1507050. - Not in STCV.