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Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas : Containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world. Lately rectified in divers places, as also beautified and enlarged with new mappes and tables; by the studious industry of Iudocus Hondy. Englished by W.S. generosus, & Coll. Regin. Oxoniæ.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Standardized Title:
- Atlas. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Atlases, English--Early works to 1800.
- Atlases, English.
- Political geography--Early works to 1800.
- Political geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (24 unnumbered pages, 401, 409-599, 520-566, 649-930 id est 912 pages, 32 unnumbered pages, 1 folded plate) : maps (metal cuts)
- Other Title:
- Atlas.
- Mercator's atlas.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke, 1635.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Translator's dedication signed: Wye Saltonstall.
- Signatures: pi² A⁶ a⁴ B-2L⁶ 2M² (2M2 + "Mm3") ² N-² Z⁶ 3A-3H⁶ 3I⁴ (I4 + ² chi1) 3K-4K⁶ (-4K4) 4L-4N⁴ 4O² .
- With an additional title page, engraved and signed "G. Glo: inu: fecit", with imprint "London printed for Michaell Sparke, and Samuell. Cartwright. 1635.".
- Numerous errors in pagination; actual pagination calculated from signature collation.
- Includes index.
- The verses on verso of first leaf occur in two settings, one with two states: signed (1) "F[rancis]. Q[uarles].", or (2a) "M[ichael]. S[parke]." or (2b) unsigned.
- P. 905 bears a map of New Spain, a duplicate of that on pages 907. A map of Virginia, printed after the book was issued, is intended to be pasted over it.
- A variant of the edition with Cartwright's name in the letterpress title page imprint.
- Identified as STC 17824a on UMI microfilm reel 675.
- Reproductions of the originals in the Folger Shakespeare Library and the British Library.
- Appears at reel 675 (Folger Shakespeare Library copy) and at reel 1821 (British Library copy).
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 675:8, 1821:2) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd edition) 17824.5.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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