A prospect of the most famous parts of the world. : Viz. Asia, 13 Africa, 24 Europe, 35 America, 46 With these kingdomes therein contained, Græcia, 57 Romane Empire, 67 Germany, 78 Bohemia, 88 France, 98 Belgia, 209 Spain, 120 Italy, 131 Hungary, 142 Denmark, 151 Poland, 161 Persia, 171 Turkish Empire, 180 Kingdome of China, 189 Tartaria. 198.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Speed, John, 1552?-1629 7769

Contributor:

Keere, Pieter van den, 1571-approximately 1646

Flesher, Miles, d.1664, printer.

Humble, William, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atlases--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Atlases.

Great Britain--Maps--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Geography--Early works to 1800--72776.

Geography.

Physical Description:

[2], 206 p., : maps ; 11 x 16 cm. (8vo)

Other Title:

Prospect of the most famovs parts of the world

Place of Publication:

London, : Printed by M. F. for William Humble, and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Palace., 1646.

Notes:

Work attributed to Speed by Wing; printed identifed as Miles Flesher.

Variant title pages recorded; this work has "m" in Romaine printed upside down and number following Belgia is "209", rather than 109 found on other copies.

"This seems to be the earliest pocket edition of Speed's book of letterpress and maps."--Hazlitt. Collections and notes, v. 1, p. 397.

Maps are included in pagination and signed: Petrus Kaerius coelavit.

Last leaf blank.

Signatures: [A]² B-O⁸.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Historical Society copy has variant title page with m in Romaine printed upside down; copy wanting final blank leaf.

Cited in:

Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 9683

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) S4882

ESTC R025781

OCLC:

176874674