KIRCHER, Athanasius
Mundus Subterraneus Amsterdam: Jansson and Weyerstrat, 1665 First edition. Two vols in 1, large folio (391 x 235 mm) 2 engraved titles, portraits of author and Pope Alexander VII, 21 engraved plates, 7 folding double page tables, 2 (unassembled) volvelles. Contemporary stiff vellum, blindstamped and ruled on covers. |
![]() Titlepage from Athanasius Kircher, Mundus Subterraneus, Amsterdam 1665. |
![]() Volcanoes and fire, from Athanasius Kircher, Mundus Subterraneus, Amsterdam 1665. |