The history of the world : the second part, in six books: being a continuation of the famous history of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight: beginning where he left; viz. At the end of the Macedonian kingdom, and deduced to these later-times: that is, from the year of the world 3806. or 160 years before Christ till the end of the year 1640. after Christ: by Alexander Ross. Wherein the most remarkable passages of those times, (both ecclesiasticall and civill) in the greatest states, empires, and kingdomes, are represented: together with a chronologie of those times, &c. and an alphabeticall-table by the author.

Format:

• Microformat

Author/Creator:

• Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.

Contributor:

• Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.

Series:

• Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2016:9.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• History, Ancient--Early works to 1800.
• History, Ancient.
• World history--Early works to 1800.
• World history.
• Chronology, Historical--Early works to 1800.
• Chronology, Historical.

Physical Description:

• 34 unnumbered pages, 192, 221-400, 397-556, 545-647 pages, 131 unnumbered pages
• 35 mm
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Other Title:

• Second part of the univerall history of the world.
• Brief chronology of the principal passages faln out in the world.
• End of the second volume of the history of the world.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for John Saywell, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Greyhound in little-Britain without Aldersgate, M: DC. LII. [1652]

Notes:

• Includes summary of the six books, a table of chapters of each book, and a bibliography.
• Caption title on pg. 1: The second part of the univerall history of the world.
• Each book has caption title; book 5 (p. 221) begins separate register; pagination is continuous.
• "A brief chronology of the principal passages faln out in the world .." (unpaginated) has separate dated title page and continuous register; includes list of universities and knights in Christendom, list of religious orders since Christ.
• At end of text: index, errata, notes from printers and bookseller, register guide for the bookbinder, and a final dated title page: The end of the second volume of the history of the world .. .
• Reproduction of the original at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
• Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2016:09). s1990 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) R1956A.

OCLC:

55717414