Cosmography, in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole vvorld, 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, corrected, and inlarged by the author himself immediately before his death.

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  • Cosmography, in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole vvorld, 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, corrected, and inlarged by the author himself immediately before his death.
  • Microsomus
  • Description of Europe Generall description of the world
  • Description fo Africa.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Philip Chetwind, anno Dom. M DC LXX. [1670]
Publication year
1670-1670
ESTC No.
R18289
Grub Street ID
72816
Description
[18], 739, [4], p. 740, 761-892, 899-934, 921-958, 961-1098, [4], 1089-1095, [42] p., 5 folded plates : ill. (woodcuts), maps ; 2⁰
Note
An expanded version of: Microsomus. Oxford, 1621.

The folded plates, each, consist of a numbered and titled bifolium, with description and numbering on outer pages and map on inner pages: "The generall description of the vvorld." (no. 1-2), "The description of Evrope." (no. 7-8), "The description of Asia." (no. 3-4), "The description fo Africa." (no. 5-6), and "The description of America." (no. [9]-10).

Books 1-3, the two parts of book 4, and the appendix have each a separate title pages, with imprints "... for Philip Chetwind, 1665." (books 1 and 3), "... by T.R. for Philip Chetwind, 1665." (book 2), "... for Philip Chetwinde, 1662." (book 4, pt. 1), and "... for Philip Chetwind." [no date] (book 4, pt. 2). "An appendix to the former work, endeavouring a discovery of the unknown parts of the world." has separate title page, with imprint "... for Philip Chetwinde, 1667."; register is continuous.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H1693