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Record Nr.

UNISA996395554803316

Titolo

Cosmography and geography [[electronic resource] ] : in two parts, the first, containing the general and absolute part of cosmography and geography, being a translation from that eminent and much esteemed geographer, Varenius : wherein are at large handled all such arts as are necessary to be understand, for the true knowledge thereof : to which is added the much wanted schemes, omitted by the author : the second part being a geographical description of the world, taken from the notes and works of the famous Monsieur Sanson, late geographer to the French King : to which are added about an hundred cosmographical, geographical and hydrographical tables of several kingdoms and isles in the world, with their chief cities, seaports, bays, etc. drawn from the maps of the said Sanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Samuel Roycroft, for Richard Blome ..., 1693

Edizione

[The third impression, illustrated with maps : to which is added the county-maps of England, drawn from those of Speed.]

Descrizione fisica

2 v. ([12], 364, 4 leaves of plates; [2], 493 p., 50 leaves of maps (24 double))

Altri autori (Persone)

SansonNicolas <1600-1667.>

BlomeRichard <1635-1705.>

VareniusBernhardus <1622-1650.>

Soggetti

Cosmography

Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The Preface to the reader signed: Richard Blome.

"A geographical description of the world taken from the works of the famous Monsieur Sanson ... by Richard Blome" has special t.p. with imprint date, 1680.

Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021