Shelfmark
Ge.6.08
Author
Uniform title
[Relation historique et geographiqaue de la grande riviere des Amazones dans l'Amerique. English]
Title
An historical & geographical description of the great country & river of the Amazones in America. Drawn out of divers authors, and reduced into a better forme; with a mapp of the river, and of its provinces, being that place which Sr Walter Rawleigh intended to conquer and plant, when he made his voyage to Guiana. Written in French by the Count of Pagan, and dedicated to Cardinall Mazarine, in order to a conquest by the Cardinals motion to be undertaken. And now translated into English by William Hamilton, and humbly offered to his Majesty, as worthy his consideration..
Varying form of title
Historical and geographical description of the great country and river of the Amazones in America
Varying form of title
Caption title: Geographical history of the great river of the Amazones
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for John Starkey at the Miter in Fleet-street near Temple-Barre,, 1661. [i.e. 1660]
Physical description
[30], 153, [7] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
A translation of: Relation historique et geographique de la grande riviere des Amazones dans l'Amerique.
Note
Title printed within a double-ruled border.
Note
Signatures: A⁸ a⁸(-a8) B-L⁸.
Note
Annotation on Thomason copy: "nouemb:"; the 1 in the imprint date has been altered in MS. to a "0".
Note
Advertisement on leaf a7v.
Note
Head-pieces; woodcut initials.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R209931
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P162
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.1805[2]
Provenance
Book label of Nicholas Mann on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
Contemporary sheep; boards have single-blind-fillet border frames with additional vertical line close to spine; goatskin spine label with gilt title in double-gold-fillet frame: "Hist of ye. River Amazons"; board edges tooled in blind; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dk.6.15.
Subject
Brazil Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Subject
Amazon River Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Hamilton, William Gent. translator.
Added entry--name
Starkey, John, 17th cent - 17th cent publisher.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B48634