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A new history of Ethiopia : being a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia, vulgarly, though erroneously called the empire of Prester John : in four books ... : illustrated with copper plates / by .. Job Ludolphus ... ; made English, by J.P., Gent.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 640:2.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Ludolf, Hiob, 1624-1704.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 640:2.
- Standardized Title:
- Historia Aethiopica. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Ethiopia--Description and travel.
- Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia--History.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 398 pages, 8 leaves of plates (7 folded) : chart, genealogical tables
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Samuel Smith ..., 1682.
- Contents:
- (from t.p.) I. An account of the nature, quality and condition of the country, and inhabitants, their mountains, metals and minerals, their rivers ..., their birds, beasts ... &c.
- II. Their political government, the genealogy and succession of their Kings, a description of their court, and camp ...
- III. Their ecclesiastical affairs, their conversion to the Christian religion ...
- IV. Their private oeconomy, their books and learning, their common names, their dyet, marriages, and polygamies ...
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Translation of Historia Aethiopica.
- Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1976. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 640:2)
- Cited in:
- Wing L3468
- Arber's Term cat. I 484
- OCLC:
- 12330248
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