Cosmographie in four books. Containing the chorographie and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn. VVith an accurate and an approved index of all the kingdoms, provinces, countries, inhabitants, people, cities, mountains, rivers, seas, islands, forts, bayes, 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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  • Cosmographie in four books. Containing the chorographie and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn. VVith an accurate and an approved index of all the kingdoms, provinces, countries, inhabitants, people, cities, mountains, rivers, seas, islands, forts, bayes, 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
  • Cosmography
  • Cosmography. The first book, containing the chorography and history of Italy, the Alpine provinces, France, Spain, and Britain, with the Isles thereof; Cosmographie. The second book, containing the chorographie and historie of Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Swethland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Sclavonia, Dacia, and Greece, with the isles thereof; Cosmography, the third book, containing the chorography & history of the lesser and greater Asia, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles, thereof; Cosmographie, the fourth book. Part I. Containing the chorographie and historie of Africa, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof; Cosmographie, the fourth book. Part II. Containing the corographie and historie of America, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and islands of it; Appendix to the former work, endeavoring a discovery of the unknown parts of the World
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed for Anne Seile: and are to be sold by George Sawbridg, Thomas Williams, Henry Broom, Thomas Basset, and Richard Chiswell, 1669.
Added name
Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. Mikrokosmos.
Publication year
1669
ESTC No.
R18329
Grub Street ID
73118
Description
4 pt. in 1 ([14], 271 [i.e. 301], [3]; [2], 226, [2]; [2], 86, 91-230; [2], 77, [3], 83-162, [40]) p. [4] leaves of plated (3 folded) : maps ; 2°.
Note
Head-pieces; initials

Title framed within double rule

Title page in red and black

Initial imprimatur leaf on pi1v: January 1. 1664. Imprimatur, Will. Morice. [and below] Whitehall, Jan. 26. 1664. Let this Book be Printed. Hen. Bennet

Added engraved title page dated 1667 and signed "Io: Fillan Sculp:" bound between imprimatur leaf and title page

3 map plates signed "Rob: Vaughn Sculp." and 1 signed "Johan Goddard Sculp"

An expanded version of: Mikrokosmos

Errata: pt. 3, p. 228

Added title page on p. [25] ([E]1r) "Cosmography. The first book, containing the chorography and history of Italy, the Alpine provinces, France, Spain, and Britain, with the Isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn[.]" With imprint: London, printed for A.S. over against St. Dunstans-Church in Fleetstreet, 1669

Added title page on []2]A1r "Cosmographie. The second book, containing the chorographie and historie of Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Swethland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Sclavonia, Dacia, and Greece, with the isles thereof. By Peter Heylin." With imprint: London, printed forAnne Seile, MDCLXVIII

Added title page on []3]A1r "Cosmography, the third book, containing the chorography & history of the lesser and greater Asia, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles, thereof. By Peter Heylyn." With imprint: London, printed for A. Seile, and are to be sold by G. Sawbridge, T. Williams, H. Brome, T. Basset, and R. Chiswell. M.DC.LXVIII

Added title page on []4]A1r "Cosmographie, the fourth book. Part I. Containing the chorographie and historie of Africa, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn." With imprint: London, printed for Anne Seile, MDCLXVIII

Added title page on []4]L1r "Cosmographie, the fourth book. Part II. Containing the corographie and historie of America, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and islands of it. By Peter Heylin." With imprint: London, printed for A. S. MDCLXVIII

Added title page on []4]V2r "An appendix to the former work, endeavoring a discovery of the unknown parts of the VVorld: especially of Terra Australis Incognita, or the Southern Continent. By Peter Heylyn." With imprint: London, printed for A. S. MDCLXIX

"A table" [i.e. index]: p. [1]-[39] at end

Books 1-3, the two parts of book 4 and the Appendix each have a special t.p., dated 1673

Signatures: pi]4 A-Qq]4 []2]A-[]2]Ee]4 []2]Ff]2 []3]A-[]3]Ee]4 []3Ff]]2 []4]A-[]4]Dd]4 []4]Ee]2 []5]A-]5]K]4 []6]A-[]6]V]4 []6]X-[]6]Y]6 []6]Z]8

Leaf [4]V6 and final page blank.
Uncontrolled note
DFo jre: 2?; pag: "[14], 298, p. 289, 270-271, [5], 226, [2], 86, 91-230, [2], 77, [3], 83-162, [42] p., 4 folded plates: maps"; prelim pag includes addtl engr. t.p. dated 1667 and signed "Io: Fillan Sculp:" bound between imprimatur leaf and t.p.; t.p. in red and black; imprimatur on pi1v: "January 1. 1664. Imprimatur, Will. Morice. [and below] Whitehall, Jan. 26. 1664. Let this Book be Printed. Hen. Bennet."; ?V6 (leaf after p. 162 in fourth series) is blank; includes indexes; 3 map plates signed "Rob: Vaughn Sculp." and 1 signed "Johan Goddard Sculp"; sep. dated (1669) t.p.s for Book 1 and the Appendix, with cont. pag. and register; sep. dated (1668) t.p.s for Books 2-3 and Book 4 part 1, with new pag. and register; sep. dated (1668) t.p. for Book 4 part 2 with cont. pag. and register