The decades of the newe worlde or west India, conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.

All titles

• The decades of the newe worlde or west India, conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.
• De orbe novo. Decade 1-3. English

People / Organizations

• Pietro Martire d' Anghiera (Author)
• Richard Jug ("printed for")

Imprint

Londini: In ædibus Guilhelmi Powell [for Richard Jug], Anno. 1555.

Publication year

1555-1555

ESTC No.

S116859

Grub Street ID

136546

Description

[24], 309, [1], 310-361, [13] leaves : ill. (woodcut) ; 4⁰

Note

A translation of decades 1-3 of "De orbe novo", with additions from numerous other sources edited by Eden.

Colophon reads: Imprynted at London in Paules Churchyarde at the signe of the Byble by Rychard Iug ..

With 13 final contents and errata leaves.

The inserted leaf after 309 is a letter from the Emperor of Russia to Edward VI. Variant: lacking this leaf.