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Record Nr.

UNISA996395457403316

Autore

Purchas Samuel <1577?-1626.>

Titolo

Purchas his pilgrimes [[electronic resource] ] : In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose, 1625

Descrizione fisica

4 v. (v.1: [38], 186, [10], 468, 479-642, 645-748, [24] p. (first leaf blank), folded plate; v.2: [4], 749-1270, 1269-1860, [40] p.; v.3: [28], 1006, 1009-1140, [68] p. (first leaf blank), [3] folded plates; v.4: [8], 1141-1973, [41] p. (first leaf blank), [2] folded plates) : ill., maps

Soggetti

Voyages and travels

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With an additional engraved title page in v. 1, "Hakluytus posthumus or Purchas his pilgrimes. ..". Variant: this title page dated 1624.

Includes indexes.

There are cancelled and uncancelled states of v. 1 G3 and 4M4,5.

Often found with the fourth edition of "Purchase his pilgrimage" bound as v. 5; they are, however, entirely different works.

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

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0167