Shelfmark
Gd.6.01
Author
Uniform title
[Descriptio orbis et omnium ejus rerumpublicarum]
Title
Lucae de Linda Descriptio orbis & omnium ejus rerumpublicarum. In qua praecipua omnium regnorum & rerumpublicarum ordine & methodice pertractantur quorum seriem versa ostendit pagina..
Varying form of title
Descriptio orbis & omnium ejus rerumpublicarum
Publication, distribution, etc.
Lugduni Batavorum, : Apud Petrum Leffen., 1655..
Physical description
[24], 1156, [12] p. ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Note
Title-page printed in red and black, with woodcut vignette.
Note
Added engraved title-page.
Note
A compilation, taken largely from "Les empires, royaumes, estats ... et principautez du monde" of Pierre d'Avity. Book XII is from the "Nieuwe Wereldt" of Johannes de Laet.
Note
Signatures: [dagger]⁸ 2[dagger]⁴ A-4D⁸.
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary sprinkled calf; boards have triple-blind-tooled border frames; four raised bands, bordered by blind fillets; red goatskin spine label with gilt title in double-gold-fillet frame: "Linda Descriptio orbis"; board edges tooled in blind; text block edges sprinkled red and blue.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fk.3.15.
Subject
Geography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Avity, Pierre d', 1573 - 1635 Estats, empires, et principautez du monde.
Added entry--name
Laet, Joannes de, 1581 - 1649 Nieuwe Wereldt.
Added entry--name
Leffen, Pieter printer.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Leiden.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B47924