Magnalia Christi Americana, or, The ecclesiastical history of New-England : from its first planting in the year 1620 unto the year of Our Lord, 1698 : in seven books ... / by the Reverend and learned Cotton Mather, M.A. and pastor of the North Church in Boston, New-England.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728, author.

Contributor:

• Parkhurst, Thomas, -1711?, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• New England--Church history--Early works to 1800.
• New England--Biography--Early works to 1800.
• New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Early works to 1800.
• Indians of North America--Wars--1600-1750--Early works to 1800.
• Indians of North America--Wars.
• New England.

Genre:

• Early works to 1800.
• Biography.
• Histories (literature genre)
• Biographies (documents)
• treatises.
• Biographies.
• Church history.
• Early works.
• History.
• Maps -- New England -- 1700-1710.
• Maps -- New York -- 1700-1710.
• Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 1702.
• Large paper printings (Printing)

Physical Description:

7 pts. in 1 v. : 1 folded map ; 33 cm (fol.)

Other Title:

Ecclesiastical history of New-England

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside, MDCCII [1702]

Contents:

• I. Antiquities
• II. Ecclesiarum clypei
• III. Polybius
• IV. Sal gentium
• V. Acts and monuments
• VI. Thamaturgus
• VII. Ecclesiarum praelia.

Notes:

• Running title, books I-II and VII: Magnalia Christi Americana: or, The history of New-England; books III-VI: The history of New-England.
• Each of the seven books has a separate dated title page and pagination, but the register is continuous.
• Pagination: I. [30], 38 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map -- II. 2: [2], 75, [1] p. -- III. [2], 238 p. -- IV. [2], 125-222 p. -- V. 100 p. -- VI. [2], 88 p. -- VII. 118, [4] p.
• Errors in pagination: III: 69 misnumbered '79'; VI: 24, 29, 86 misnumbered '32', '37', '98', respectively.
• Text printed in two columns.
• Books II-IV contain biographical sketches.
• Lists of books printed for Parkhurst on two final leaves; some copies have one of the leaves bound after general title page.
• "Books printed for Tho. Parkhurst": [4] p. at end.

Local Notes:

Tower Collect

Cited in:

• Sabin, 4
• English short title catalogue (ESTC), T79039
• Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 46392

OCLC:

193699