Shelfmark
Gd.1.01
Author
Title
Cosmography in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole world: and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and the isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn. With an accurate and an approved index of all the kingdoms, provinces, countries, inhabitants, people, cities, mountains, rivers, seas, islands, forts, bays, capes, forests, &c. of any remarque in the whole world: much wanted and desired in the former, and now annexed to this last impression, revised and corrected by the author himself immediately before his death..
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Cosmographie in foure books contayning the chorographie & historie of the whole world
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for P. C[hetwin]. T. Passenger at the Three Bibles on London-bridge, B. Tooke at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, and T. Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Britain,, MDCLXXXII. [1682]
Physical description
[12], 303, [3], 225, [3], 170, 175-230, [2], 77, [3], 83-562 [ie. 162], [40] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Note
An expanded version of: Mikrokosmos.
Note
Title page in red and black; title printed within a double-ruled border..
Note
Printer's name from Wing CD.
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With initial imprimatur leaf.
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With additional title page (plate), engraved and signed: Cosmographie in foure books contayning the chorographie & historie of the whole world ... the 6th. edition ... Io: Fillian sculp:.
Note
"Cosmography. The first book, ... of Italy, the Alpine provinces, France, Spain, and Britain," has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed by T.H. for T. Passinger, B. Took, and T. Sawbridge", on leaf E1r.
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"Cosmography, the second book, ... of Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Swethland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Sclavonia, Dacia, and Greece," has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed by John Richardson, in the year", on leaf A1r, (i.e. 2R1r) and separate pagination; registe is continuous.
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"Cosmography, the third book, ... of the lesser and greater Asia," has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed in the year", on leaf 3Y3r, and separate pagination; register is continuous.
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"Cosmography, the fourth book. Part I. ... of Africa:" has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for Tho. Passinger, Benj. Tooke, Tho. Sawbridge", on leaf 5E1r, and separate pagination; register is continuous.
Note
"Cosmography, the fourth book. Part II. ... of America," and "An appendix to the former work, ... of Terra Austalis Incognita, or the southern continent·" each have separate dated title page, with imprint "printed in the year", on leaves 5P1r and 6A2r, respectively. Paginatio and register are continuous from the 4th book.
Note
Includes indices.
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Signatures: pi² A-6E⁴ 6F⁶(-6F6).
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Leaf 2R2 mis-signed A2.
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Leaf 3X2 misbound between 3X4 and 3Y1; leaf 3X3 mis-signed 2X2.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R14988
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H1696
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
17th/18th century mottled calf, with 20th century reback; boards have double-blind-fillet border frames, with small ornaments at inner corners; board edges blind-tooled.
Copy-specific note
Occasional ms. annotations in margins.
Subject
Geography Early works to 1800.
Subject
World history Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Chetwind, Philip publisher.
Added entry--name
Passinger, Thomas, ? - d. 1688 publisher.
Added entry--name
Tooke, Benjamin, ? - d. 1716 publisher.
Added entry--name
Sawbridge, Thomas publisher.
Added entry--name
Heylyn, Peter, 1600 - 1662 Mikrokosmos.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B47733