Mundus Subterraneous

Overview:

  • Title: Mundus Subterraneous
  • Author: Athanasius Kircher
  • Year: 1665
  • Publisher: Janssonius & Weyerstraten
  • Pages: [15]+346+[3]+[16]+[5]+487+[4]
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Mundus Subterraneous
  • Notes:
    • Published in 2 volumes, [15]+346+[3]+[16] and [5]+487+[4]. The "[xx]" references in the page count are the copper plate illustrations -- frontispiece + 2 portraits + 20 pages of plates, many double page plates. The "+[16]" are tables. Many additional woodcuts throughout the text.
    • The attached picture is of the frontispiece. It should be replaced by a cover image if that becomes available.
    • WorldCat contains 25 records for this book. (The search linked to finds 23 of them, along with 5 false hits.)
    • Data from OCLC/WorldCat. All of the records have additional detail on the pages and page counts. (They disagree substantially on the number of pages prior to the first numbered page.)
    • Additional data from Koller Auctions (Switzerland).