The history of the vvorld: or, An account of time. Compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius : And continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659. Together with a geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Luke Fawne, at the Parrot in Paul's Church-Yard,
MDCLIX. [1659]
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau. Another edition of: Petau, Denis. Rationarium temporum. "To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description". "A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous. An additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination. With an errata and advertisment leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A. Imperfect; copy catalogued lacks the portrait and the engraved map of the world. Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([10], 608, [1], 609, [1], 610, [36], 154, [6] pages, [2] plates |