First edition of Olaus Magnus: Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus [...]. Rome 1555. Complete with wood cut map and 481 woodcuts in text.

Olaus Magnus: Historia de Gentibus septentrionalibus, earumqve diversis statibus, conditionibus, moribus, ritibus, superstitionibus, disciplinis, excercitiis, regimine, victu, belleis, structuris, instrumentis, ac mineris metallicis, & rebus mirabilibus, necnon uniuersis penè animalibus in Septentrione degentibus, eorum cum natura. [...]. Rome 1555. (In translation the titlepage reads: A description of the northern peoples, their different positions, customs, habits, ways of life, superstitions, methods of instruction, activities, government, food, wars, buildings, implements, metal mines, and marvels together with almost all the living creatures that dwell in the North and their characteristics. A work that, as it is diverse and packed with knowledge of a great many facts illustrated with examples from abroad and pictures representing domestic matters, so it is filled with enjoyment and pleasure, readily instilling into the reader's mind the utmost delight. Written by Olaus Magnus the