Cosmography in four books, containing the chorography and history of the whole world : and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas and isles thereof / by Peter Heylyn : with an accurate and approved index of all the kingdoms, provinces, countries, inhabitants, people, cities, mountains, rivers, seas, islands, forts, bays, capes, forests, &c. of any remarque in the whole world : much wanted and desired in the former, and now annexed to this last impression, revised and corrected by the author himself immediately before his death.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

World history.

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered pages, 444, 139-226 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 230 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 162 pages, 42 unnumbered pages (last page blank) ; 35 cm (folio)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Anne Seile, and Philip Chetwind, 1674.

Notes:

Enlarged from the author's Microcosmus : or a little description of the great world ... , first published at Oxford, 1621.

6th ed. is 3d ed. with new t.-p. and table added.

Four books in 5 parts; books 1-3 and both parts of book 4 each have a special t.-p. dated 1673.

Books 1-2 paged continuously to p. 444 (442 and 444 misnumbered 136 and 443), book 2 continues on p. 139-226; book 3 has separate pagination; both parts of book 4 paged continuously.

Includes errata, tables and indexes.

Cited in:

Imperfect: engraved t.-p. and maps wanting.

OCLC:

7232701