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Record Nr.

UNISA996388966303316

Autore

Ogilby John <1600-1676.>

Titolo

Africa [[electronic resource] ] : being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations fo their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages, their customs, modes and manners, languages, religions and inexhaustible treasure : with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter : and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds and serpents : collected and translated from most authentick authors and augmented with later observations : illustrated with notes and adorn'd with peculiar maps and proper sculptures / / by John Ogilby, Esq. .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Tho. Johnson for the author ..., 1670

Descrizione fisica

[16], 767, [1], p., [52] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps (some folded), folded plans

Soggetti

Islands of the Atlantic - Description and travel

Africa Description and travel

Islands of the Indian Ocean Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Imperfect: "Charles R." and "A catalogue of the names of the general authors, both ancient and modern" are lacking on reel 139:1.

Reproduction of original in British Library and Cambridge University Library.

Entry for D241 cancelled in Wing (2nd ed.).

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021