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Record Nr.

UNISA996383935603316

Autore

Dee John <1527-1608.>

Titolo

General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of nauigation [[electronic resource] ] : annexed to the paradoxal cumpas, in playne: now first published: 24. yeres, after the first inuention thereof

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Printed at London, : By Iohn Daye, Anno 1577. In Septemb.] [1577]

Descrizione fisica

[26], 80, [4] p

Altri autori (Persone)

Gemistus PlethonGeorge <15th cent.>

CanterWillem <1542-1575.>

Soggetti

Fisheries - England

Great Britain History, Naval Stuarts, 1603-1714 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The name of the author, John Dee, appears encoded in the signatures of the first three quires, in the letter inset on p. [epsilon]2v., and in other places.

Mainly an argument for a "Pety-Navy-Royall" for protection of the coast and fisheries.

With a title-page woodcut.

Imprint from colophon. At foot: Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.

"Georgii Gemisti Plethonis de rebus Peloponnesi, oratio. 1", p. 65-68; ".. oratio posterior: Guilielmo Cantero, interprete", p. 69-79.

The two final leaves contain verses to Christopher Hatton and a coat of arms.

Leaves [Delta]3,4 are cancels.

A statement on K4r, 5 lines up, states that 100 copies were printed. This number is altered in MS. in the CSmH copy to 50.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113