The sea-mirrour : containing, a briefe instruction in the art of navigation; and a description of the seas and coasts of the easterne, northerne, and vvesterne navigation; collected and compiled together out of the discoueries of many skilfull and expert sea-men, by William Iohnson Blaeuw; and translated out of Dutch into English, by Richard Hynmers.
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Printed by VVilliam Iohnson Blaeuw, dvvelling vpon the water, by the Old Bridge, at the signe of the Golden Sunne-Dyall,
1625.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Item Description: | A translation of: Seespiegel. At foot of title: Cum priuilegio. "The first part of the Sea-mirrour" has separate inserted dated title page. "The second part of the Sea-mirrour" and "The second parts first booke of the Sea-mirrour" have separate dated title pages on the rectos of folded plates 1 and 2 respectively; the text of part 2 begins new pagination and register after plate 4. "The second parts second [-sixth] book of the Sea-mirrour" each have separate dated title page on the recto of plates 10, 19, 31, and 41 respectively; pagination and register are continuous. "The third part of the Sea-mirrour" has separate inserted dated title page. "The third parts first booke of the Sea-mirrour" has separate dated title page on the recto of folded plate 57; the text of part 3 begins new pagination and register after plate 58. "The third parts second [-sixth] book of the Sea-mirrour" each have separate dated title page on the recto of plates 63, 74, 85, 94, and 103 respectively; pagination and register are continuous. Volvelles on ¹C3r, ¹E6r. Plate 3 is printed on the recto of double-leaf plate 4. "Plates" 22 and 24 are printed on the versos of letterpress leaves. With a final leaf of instructions to the binder. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([6], 56; 174, [2]; [2], 190, [2] pages, plates 1-21, 23, 25-51, "51 1/2", 52-108 (all but one folded) : illustrations, maps (woodcuts and metal cut) |