Guicciardini, Lodovico Belgium - Guicciardini, Lodovico - Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi altrimenti detti Germania inferiore Antwerp, Plantino, 1588. 2nd ed. Beautiful intaglio antiporta with allegory of the Low Countries, title page with architectural frame, on verso of title page intaglio coat of arms of Philip II surrounded by the coats of arms of the Provinces; portrait of Philip II at paper *3r; xylographic coat of arms of the author on verso, with 1 map of Antwerp in the text (H1-2) and with 77 (of 78) maps at the end of the volume, most of them double-page maps, small lack at the upper white margin of map no. 42, restoration to the Brabantia map, missing the recto of the paper with the eyelet, while instead there is a rebacked antiporta (verso of the eyelet), with restorations and small lacks, small restoration to the outer margin of the title page and small cut without loss, a few woodworm holes to first few papers, reddening, some light water gouging and blooming, a few papers lightly browned, missing endpaper at index (p4), coeval stiff vellum binding, lack at front plate, a few woodworm holes, defects.