General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of nauigation : annexed to the paradoxal cumpas, in playne: now first published: 24. yeres, after the first inuention thereof.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Dee, John, 1527-1608.

Contributor:

Gemistus Plethon, George, active 15th century.

Canter, Willem, 1542-1575.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 378:7.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fisheries--England--Early works to 1800.

Fisheries.

Great Britain--History, Naval--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Early works to 1800.

England.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain--History, Naval--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

26 unnumbered pages, 80 pages, 4 unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of navigation

General and rare memorials pertayning to the perfect arte of navigation.

Place of Publication:

[Printed at London]: [By Iohn Daye], Anno 1577. In Septemb.] [1577]

Notes:

The name of the author, John Dee, appears encoded in the signatures of the first three quires, in the letter inset on p. [epsilon]2v., and in other places.

Mainly an argument for a "Pety-Navy-Royall" for protection of the coast and fisheries.

With a title-page woodcut.

Imprint from colophon. At foot: Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.

"Georgii Gemisti Plethonis de rebus Peloponnesi, oratio. 1", p. 65-68; ".. oratio posterior: Guilielmo Cantero, interprete", p. 69-79.

The two final leaves contain verses to Christopher Hatton and a coat of arms.

Leaves [Delta]3,4 are cancels.

A statement on K4r, 5 lines up, states that 100 copies were printed. This number is altered in MS. in the CSmH copy to 50.

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

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1949. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 378:07). s1949 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 6459.

OCLC:

55185516