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The history of the vvorld: or, An account of time. Compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius : And continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659. Together with a geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 1934:2.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Petau, Denis, 1583-1652.
- R. P., author.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1934:2.
- Standardized Title:
- Rationarium temporum. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World history--Early works to 1800.
- World history.
- World maps--Early works to 1800.
- World maps.
- Geography--Early works to 1800.
- Geography.
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages, 608 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 609 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 610 pages, 36 unnumbered pages, 154 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : portrait, map (folded)
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Account of time.
- Geographicall description of the world.
- History of the world.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Francis Tyton at the Three Daggers in Fleet-street, MDCLIX. [1659]
- Notes:
- Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau.
- Another edition of: Petau, Denis. Rationarium temporum.
- "To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description".
- "A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous.
- An additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination.
- Frontispiece = portrait of Petau.
- With an errata and advertisment leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A.
- The engraved map of the world is bound following the title page of "A geographicall description".
- Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1934:2). s1989 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) P1677B.
- OCLC:
- 55715972
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