Cosmography in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole world: and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and 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

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  • Cosmography in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole world: and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and 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
  • Cosmographie
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed by A[ndrew]. C[larke]. [and Thomas Dawks] for P. Chetwind, and A. Seile, and are to be sold by T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswel, and T. Sawbridge, M DC LXX VII. [1677]
Added name
Fillian, John, d. ca. 1680, engraver.; Goddard, John, active 1645-1671, engraver.; Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. Mikrokosmos.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.
Publication year
1677
ESTC No.
R177978
Grub Street ID
69893
Description
[12], 443, p. 443, 139-225, [3], 85, p. 89, 91-230, [2], 77, [3], 83-161, p. 562, [42] p., [5] leaves leaves of plates (4 folded) : maps ; 2°.
Note
An expanded version of: Mikrokosmos

Title page in red and black

With an additional title page (plate), engraved, with title "Cosmographie" and with "The 5th edition corrected & inlarged by the author" and "printed for Anne Seile ... 1677", signed: Io: Fillian sculp:

First printer's name from title page for the first book; second printer's name from title page of second book

Imprimatur on pi2v: Imprimatur, January 1. 1664. Will. Morice. Whitehall Jan. 26. 1664. Let this book be printed. Hen. Bennet

Some maps signed by Robert Vaughan or John Goddard

Books 1-3 and book 4 parts 1 and 2 each have separate dated title page (book 3 is dated 1676; the others 1677). Books 1 and 2 have continuous register; book 3 and book 4 part 1 each have separate pagination and register; book 4 part 2 has pagination and register continuous with part 1. Appenidix has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous from book 4 part 2

Includes indexes

Last leaf is blank

Identified as Wing H1698A on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 566.
Uncontrolled note
Wing has "Chiswell" in imprint. DFONOTE jre: imprimatur is pi1v; last leaf is not blank, rather ?V6 is blank before last [40] p. FIXED JRE; NOTE jre: Title reads: "...people, cities, mountains,..."; Imprint reads: "...Printed by A....Sawbridge. M DC ..."; addtl engr. t.p. part of prelims and not plate?; pag: "[14], 443, p. 443, 139-225,...85, p. 89, 91-230;...83-161, p. 562, [42]p., [4] leaves of folded plates ..."; Imprimtur on pi1v and reads "...Whitehall, Jan...."; some maps signed: "Ro: Vaughan Sculp", "Johan Goddard Sculp", and "Rob: Vaughan Sculp"; edit 500 note re sep. t.p.s: Books 1 and 2 have cont. pag. also, and Appendix with sep. dated (1677) t.p. and cont. pag. and register with Book 4; leaf ?V6 (after p. 562 in last numbered series) is blank