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
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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]
Publication year
1677-1677
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 ; 2⁰
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.
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