PAOLI, Sebastiano. Codice diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine Gerosolimitano, oggi di Malta. 1733-37.

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PAOLI, Sebastiano. Codice diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine Gerosolimitano, oggi di Malta. Lucca: Marescandoli, 1733-37.

2 volumes, folio (404 x 258mm). Half-titles, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, a general folding table of the Kings of Jerusalem, 3 engraved folding plates of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Rhodes and the islands of Malta and Gozzo, a synoptic folding table and 13 engraved plates, some engravings and woodcuts in text .

RARE BOOK

Author – Paoli, Sebastiano, 1684-1751

Engraver – Petroschi, Giovanni, active 18th century

The only edition of a key work on the history of the Knights of St. John (Knights of Malta), the two-volume 1737 Codice includes three important and scarce maps by Sebastiano Paoli, engraved by Giovanni Petroschi: Regno di Gerusalemme (Kingdom of Jerusalem, encompassing the Holy Land and Cyprus); Isola di Rodi (Rhodes); and Isole di Malta e Gozzo.