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Record Nr.

UNISA996394531803316

Autore

Petau Denis <1583-1652.>

Titolo

The history of the vvorld: or, An account of time. Compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius [[electronic resource] ] : And continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659. Together with a geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Luke Fawne, at the Parrot in Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLIX. [1659]

Descrizione fisica

[10], 608, [1], 609, [1], 610, [36], 154, [6] p., [2] plates

Soggetti

History, Ancient

Geography

World history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau.

Another edition of: Petau, Denis.  Rationarium temporum.

"To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description".

"A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous.

An additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination.

With an errata and advertisment leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A.

Imperfect; copy catalogued lacks the portrait and the engraved map of the world.

Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0167