The historie of the world, in five books. The first, intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. The second, of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Salomon. The third, from the destruction of Jerusalem to the time of Philip of Macedon. The fourth, from the reign of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdom in the race of Antigonus. The fifth, from the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir Walter Raleigh, knight

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  • The historie of the world, in five books. The first, intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. The second, of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Salomon. The third, from the destruction of Jerusalem to the time of Philip of Macedon. The fourth, from the reign of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdom in the race of Antigonus. The fifth, from the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir Walter Raleigh, knight
  • History of the world
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Imprint
London : printed for Robert White, John Place, and George Dawes; and are to be sold by George Dawes at his shop over against Lincolns-Inne Gate in Chancery-lane, MDCLXVI. [1666]
Added name
Place, John, active 1645-1686, bookseller.; Dawes, George, active 1663-1685, bookseller.
Publication year
1666
ESTC No.
R31954
Grub Street ID
114704
Description
[62], 656, 659-748, 747-752, 755-1143, [55] p., [10] leaves of plates (8 folded) : ill., 3 geneal. tables, 6 maps, 1 port. ; 2°.
Note
Printed title page in red and black and framed within double ruled border. (pi2r); With additional engraved title page "The history of the world London printed for R: White I: Place & G: Dawes. 1666."

With an engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh

Verse "The mind of the front" on pi1v

8 plates are printed on double leaves

Includes indexes

Marginal notes

Headpieces; woodcut initials; factotum initials

Numerous errors in paging

Signatures: pi]2] a1 b-d]4] [superscript pi]A-D]4] A-7B]4] 7C-7E]6] 7F-7K]4

Identified as Wing R164 on UMI microfilm set "Early English Books, 1641-1700", reel 1512.