The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes : As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan : vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage / Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes : As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan : vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage / Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles.

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Title: The history of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes : As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Ægypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan : vvith a discourse of the Northwest passage / Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richarde Eden. Newly set in order, augmented, and finished by Richarde VVilles.
Alternative Title: History of travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes
Creator: Anghiera, Pietro Martire d’, 1457-1526
Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576
Fernandez Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo de, 1478-1557
Gastaldi, Giacomo, ca. 1500-ca. 1565
Jugge, Richard, ca. 1514-1577
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Willes, Richard, fl. 1558-1573
Contributor: Frobisher, Martin,--Sir,--ca. 1535-1594
Jenkinson, Anthony,--d. 1611
Published / Created: 1577
Publication Place: Imprinted at London :
Publisher: By Rychard Iugge,
Description: Eden's "Decades of the newe worlde," 1555, (ascribed to Pietro Martire) rearranged, some parts omitted, and a number of translations added. Described by ESTC as "A translation, with some omissions, of decades 1-3 of "De orbe novo" by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera; with additions from numerous other sources edited by Eden and Willes".
Imperfect: title page mutilated and repaired with no loss of text but with partial loss of manuscript presentation inscription: Given to the plantation of [blank] by S.G. [blank]. Additional manuscript notes and manuscript date: May 2, 1609. First and second leaves also repaired but with no loss of text.
Numerous errors in foliation.
Signatures: (.)⁴ [fleuron]⁶ A-B⁴ C-3O⁸.
With six final errata and contents leaves.
Woodcut diagrams and historiated and floriated initials throughout text.
Extent: [10], 466, [6] leaves : ill. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Eca 555Eb

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Annotations
Inscriptions
Marginalia
Title pages
Subject (Geographic): America--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
America--Early accounts to 1600
China--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Guinea--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Iran--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Japan--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Russia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Scandinavia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Frobisher, Martin,--Sir,--ca. 1535-1594
Jenkinson, Anthony,--d. 1611
Subject (Topic): Chron.--1577 (BAC RB)
Indians--Early works to 1800
Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800
Woodcut--Specimens--1577 (BAC RB)

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Citation: 1562
649
Church, E.D. Discovery,
ESTC
no. 119
S122069
Sabin,
STC (2nd ed.),

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 3300770
Object ID (OID): 11872086