Atlas or A geographicke description of the regions, countries and kingdomes of the world, through Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, represented by new & exact maps. Translated by Henry Hexham, quarter-maister to the regiment of Colonell Goring
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| Language: | English |
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Printed at Amsterdam :
By Henry Hondius, and Iohn Iohnson,
Anno 1636.
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| Edition: | [Editio ultima]. |
| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Item Description: | The title pages are engraved. At head of title: volume 1, "Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii." (the "at" is a monogram); vol. 2, "Gerardi Mercatoris". Letterpress English title and imprint slips are pasted over the original engraved French title and imprint. The original imprint read (vol. 1) ".. chez Henry Hondius .. 1633 [or 1636]"; (vol. 2) ".. sumptibus & typis æneis Henrici Hondij.. 1633 [or 1636]". One or both of the imprint slips may be missing. Edition statement from volume 2 title page. Half-title reads: The newe atlas. The foliated sections consist of double-page maps with text on back, foliated on the text pages (first recto and second verso of each sheet). The two leaves after volume 1 folio 78 are numbered 57, 76. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. In volume 2 the last digit of the imprint date is altered to "8", either in the plate (in which case volume 2 is STC 17828) or in MS. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volume ([20], 37, [1] pages, 38-46 leaves, 47-54 pages, 55-66, 65-78, [2], 79-80 leaves, 81-82 pages, 83-94 leaves, 95-98 pages, 99-116 leaves, 117-120 pages, 121-122 leaves, 123-126 pages, 127-164, 163-216 leaves, [6], 217-220 pages, 221-222 leaves, 223-225, [1] pages, 227-228, 227-228 leaves, 227-228 pages, 229-246, 245-252, 251-252, 251-262, 261-268 leaves, 269-276 pages, 277-278 leaves, 279-282 pages, 383-384, 285-338 leaves, 339-342 pages, 343-370 leaves, 371-374 pages, 375-428 leaves, 427-428 pages, 429-442, 441-462 leaves, [4] pages) : illustrations, maps (metal cuts) |