VOLUME ONE AND HALF OF VOLUME TWO - PAGES XXVI+368 ONLY. EXTREMELY RARE annotated, scientific edition of "Elucidatio Terrae Sanctae", a comprehensive description of the Holy Land from Biblical, historical and geographical point of view. Written by Fransiscus Quaresmius, the Pope`s emissary in Jerusalem during the early 17th century, this book was deemed as a huge contribution to the geopolitical knowledge of the time. This contains only vol.1 (Liber Primus) and the first half of vol.2 (Liber Secundus). MAP TORN, WRINKLED AND PARTLY MISSING. PAGES XXVI+368 ONLY! 400x275mm. XXVI+368 pages. Patterned quarter-cloth Hardcover. Cover worn, slightly peeling and stained. Cover edges and corners bumped and peeling. Spine edges and hinges tattered/peeling. Inner cover wrinkled and slightly water-stained. Binding coming loose and visible between pages VIII-IX. Previous owner`s stamp and name written in ink on title-page. Map torn, wrinkled, slightly water-stained and PARTLY MISSING. Several first and last pages slightly age-stained. Few pages still uncut. Few first pages fore edge slightly water-stained. Some pages slightly dog-eared. Pages rough-cut as published. Pages slightly yellowing and slightly wavy. [SUMMARY]: In spite of the external damage it has sustained, this rare and comprehensive work on Biblical history and geography is in good reading condition.