Shelfmark
Gd.8.01a
Author
Uniform title
[Itinerário. English]
Title
A short relation of the river Nile, of its source and current; of its overflowing the campagnia of Ægypt, till it runs into the Mediterranean: and of other curiosities. Written by an eye-witness, who lived many years in the chief kingdoms of the Abyssine empire..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for John Martin, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard,, 1673..
Physical description
[8], 104 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Note
"Translated from Jeronymo Lobo's Itinerario by Sir Peter Wyche" --NUC pre-1956 imprints.
Note
Imprimatur on leaf A1v: Novemb. 1668. At a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society of London, ... . Ordered, that these discourses, ... translated out of a Portuguese manuscript, ... by Sr. Peter Wyche Kt. ... be printed by their printer. Brounker. Pres.
Note
Woodcut head-piece; printed marginalia.
Note
Wing erroneously has "Martyn" in place of "Martin" in the imprint.
Note
Signatures: A-G⁸.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R18429
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), L2734
Binding
18th(?) century mottled calf; boards have double-gold-fillet border frames; spine tooled in gold; black goatskin spine label with gilt title: "The Nile"; board edges and turn-ins tooled in gold; text block edges stained yellow; marbled endpapers.
Subject
Date palm Early works to 1800.
Subject
Animals, Mythical Early works to 1800.
Subject
Prester John (Legendary character) Early works to 1800.
Subject
Africa Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Subject
Nile River Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Wyche, Peter, 1628 - 1699? translator.
Added entry--name
Martyn, John, fl. 1649 - 1680 publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng por
Identifier
B48009