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66 - Maffei, Giovanni Pietro. *Le istorie dell'Indie orientali*. Bergamo: Lancellotti, 1749. A rare edition of the Italian translation of *Historiarum Indiarum*
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Maffei, Giovanni Pietro. *Le istorie dell'Indie orientali*. Bergamo: Lancellotti, 1749. A rare edition of the Italian translation of *Historiarum Indiarum* Maffei, Giovanni Pietro. The Histories of the East Indies. Bergamo, Lancellotti, 1749. Two volumes in one quarto volume (250 x 182 mm); [8], 552; VII, [1], 224 pages. Title pages with woodcut mark, wood-engraved running heads (slight browning). Contemporary full-parchment binding, title in gold on a red label on the spine, red sprinkled edges. Ex libris of Scipione de Gugliemis. A celebrated work by the Jesuit Giovanni Pietro Maffei (1533–1603), dedicated to the conquest and evangelization of the East Indies by Portugal and Spain. Of particular interest are the numerous descriptions of local customs, traditions, and foods, including cassava, coconut, sugar, tea, and wine, as well as the unique drinking cups used in the Maldives. Rare edition of the Italian translation of the *Historiarum Indiarum*
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