Shelfmark
Ag.4.07
Author
Title
Purchas his pilgrimage. Or relations of the world and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present. Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent ... VVith briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. By Samuel Purchas ...
Edition
The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop, 1626.
Physical description
[40], 1048, [36]p : ill. ; Fo.
Note
"The Saracenical historie ..." is by Jirjis ibn al-Amid, translated by Thomas Erpenius (Arabic-Latin), and Samuel Purchas (Latin-English, with additions).
With note
[Bound with:] "Purchas his pilgrimes ...", 1625 (as Vol. V of a 5 vol. set).
Citation/references note
STC 20508.5
Provenance
Previous shelfmark: Dh.3.8.
Provenance
Label recording bequest to Eton by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Provenance
Signature: "Mr. Marsh".
Binding
18th century gold-tooled calf.
Copy-specific note
Wants double-page map.
Copy-specific note
Some mis-pagination.
Subject
Voyages and travels Early works to 1800.
Subject
Religions Early works to 1800.
Subject
Geography Early works to 1800.
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Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B10682