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Record Nr.

UNISA996384762503316

Autore

Camden William <1551-1623.>

Titolo

Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie [[electronic resource] ] : beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by F[elix] K[ingston] R[obert] Y[oung] and I[ohn] L[egat] for Andrevv Heb, 1637

Descrizione fisica

[16], 822, 233, [61] p., 55, [2] folded plates : ill., maps (woodcuts, metal cuts)

Altri autori (Persone)

HollandPhilemon <1552-1637.>

Soggetti

British Isles Description and travel Early works to 1800

British Isles History Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of: Britannia.

With an additional title page, engraved, "Britannia", signed: Gulielmus Hole sculpsit.

Printers' names from STC.

One of five imprint variants of this edition.

"Scotland" has divisional title and separate pagination. "Ireland, and the smaller ilands in the British Ocean" has divisional title; pagination and register are continuous.

Includes indexes.

The last leaf is blank.

Most of the plates are signed by Hole or by William Kip.

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

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113