The history of the world.

Description

Title: The history of the world.
Creator: [Hole, William, d. 1624]
Elstracke, Renold, fl. 1590-1630
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
Contributor: Bird, John, fl. 1768-1780 --Autograph
Published / Created: 1614
Publication Place: At London :
Publisher: Printed [by William Stansby] for Walter Burre [, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Crane],
Description: "The first part of the Historie of the vvorld .. The third booke" (caption title) begins new pagination on 4A1r.
Anonymous. By Sir Walter Raleigh.
Includes indexes and errata.
Maps are hand colored. Autograph and inscription opposite p. 1 of the third book: John Bird, Galby, Leicestershire. 1768 and 1780.
Maps are tab bound between noted pages.
Printer's name and bookseller's address from colophon.
Signatures: pi³ A-E⁴ a-c⁶ d² B-3I⁶ 3K⁴ 4A-6T⁶ 6V-6Y⁴ 7A-7C⁶.
The title page is engraved and signed: Ren: Elstrack sculpsit.
Extent: [84], 492, 491-651, [3], 776, [64] p., [8] leaves of plates (folded) : ill., genealogical tables, maps ; 34 cm. (fol.)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.

Format: cartographic
Genre: Engravings
Hand coloring
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic): Arabian Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800
Middle east --Maps --Early works to 1800
Palestine--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Bird, John, fl. 1768-1780 --Autograph
Subject (Topic): History, Ancient
Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.--Early works to 1800

Access: Public
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Citation: ESTC (RLIN) S116300
STC (2nd ed.) 20637