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Record Nr.

UNISA996390959003316

Autore

Blaeu Willem Janszoon <1571-1638.>

Titolo

The sea-mirrour [[electronic resource] ] : containing, a briefe instruction in the art of navigation; and a description of the seas and coasts of the easterne, northerne, and vvesterne navigation; collected and compiled together out of the discoueries of many skilfull and expert sea-men, by William Iohnson Blaeuw; and translated out of Dutch into English, by Richard Hynmers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Printed by VVilliam Iohnson Blaeuw, dvvelling vpon the water, by the Old Bridge, at the signe of the Golden Sunne-Dyall, 1625

Descrizione fisica

[6], 56; 174, [2]; [2], 190, [2] p., plates 1-21, 23, 25-51, "51 1/2", 52-108 (all but one folded) : ill., maps (woodcuts and metal cut)

Altri autori (Persone)

HynmersRichard

Soggetti

Navigation

Nautical charts - Europe

Pilot guides - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of: Seespiegel.

At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.

"The first part of the Sea-mirrour" has separate inserted dated title page. "The second part of the Sea-mirrour" and "The second parts first booke of the Sea-mirrour" have separate dated title pages on the rectos of folded plates 1 and 2 respectively; the text of part 2 begins new pagination and register after plate 4. "The second parts second [-sixth] book of the Sea-mirrour" each have separate dated title page on the recto of plates 10, 19, 31, and 41 respectively; pagination and register are continuous. "The third part of the Sea-mirrour" has separate inserted dated title page. "The third parts first booke of the Sea-mirrour" has separate dated title page on the recto of folded plate 57; the text of part 3 begins new pagination and register after plate 58. "The third parts second [-sixth] book of the Sea-mirrour" each have separate dated title page on the recto of plates 63, 74, 85, 94, and 103 respectively; pagination and register are continuous.

Volvelles on ¹C3r, ¹E6r.

Plate 3 is printed on the recto of double-leaf plate 4. "Plates" 22 and 24



are printed on the versos of letterpress leaves.

With a final leaf of instructions to the binder.

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

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113