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Author

Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.

Title

Cosmography in four books. Containing the chorography and history of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof. By Peter Heylyn. With an accurate and improved 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 this last impression, revised and corrected by the author himself immediately before his death.

Varying form of title

Cosmographie in foure books

Imprint

London : printed for Anne Seile, and Philip Chetwind, MDCLXXIV. [1674]

Physical description

[12], 443, 139-226, 86, 91-230, [2], 77, [3], 83-162, [42] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 2⁰.

Note

An expanded version of: Mikrokosmos.

Note

With an additional title page (plate), engraved: Cosmographie in foure books ... The 6th edition corrected & inlarged by the author. London printed for Philip Chetwind ... 1670.

Note

With an initial imprimatur leaf.

Note

Books 1-3, the two parts of book 4, and the appendix have each a separate title pages, with imprints "printed by J. Macock, for Philip Chetwind and Anne Seile, MDCLXXIII." (books 1-2), "printed in the year M.DC.LXXIII." (book 3), "printed for Anne Seil, MDCLXXIII." (book 4, pt. 1), "printed in the year MDCLXXIII." (book 4, pt. 2, appendix).

Note

"Of Poland" (caption title) begins new pagination with p. 139; register is continuous.

Note

Books 3-4 each begin new pagination and register. Text continuous despite pagination.

Note

Includes index.

Note

A variant of the edition with letter-press imprint "printed for Philip Chetwind, and Anne Seile" and engraved imprint "printed for Anne Seile" (Wing H1694A).

Note

Signatures: [pi]² A-Kkk⁴ ²S-Dd⁴ ²Ee⁶ ³A-Ee⁴ ³Ff² ⁴A-T⁴ ⁴U-Y⁶ ⁴Z⁸ (⁴U6 blank; ³Ee2, ⁴A2 mis-signed "E2", "Aa" respectively).

Note

Signatures from MNS.

Citation/references note

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H1694

Subject

1641-1700 local

Subject

Geography Early works to 1800.

Subject

World history Early works to 1800.

Subject

Cosmography Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662 1600-1662. Mikrokosmos.

Added entry--place

Great Britain England London.

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500##$aAn expanded version of: Mikrokosmos.

500##$aWith an additional title page (plate), engraved: Cosmographie in foure books ... The 6th edition corrected & inlarged by the author. London printed for Philip Chetwind ... 1670.

500##$aWith an initial imprimatur leaf.

500##$aBooks 1-3, the two parts of book 4, and the appendix have each a separate title pages, with imprints "printed by J. Macock, for Philip Chetwind and Anne Seile, MDCLXXIII." (books 1-2), "printed in the year M.DC.LXXIII." (book 3), "printed for Anne Seil, MDCLXXIII." (book 4, pt. 1), "printed in the year MDCLXXIII." (book 4, pt. 2, appendix).

500##$a"Of Poland" (caption title) begins new pagination with p. 139; register is continuous.

500##$aBooks 3-4 each begin new pagination and register. Text continuous despite pagination.

500##$aIncludes index.

500##$aA variant of the edition with letter-press imprint "printed for Philip Chetwind, and Anne Seile" and engraved imprint "printed for Anne Seile" (Wing H1694A).

500##$aSignatures: [pi]² A-Kkk⁴ ²S-Dd⁴ ²Ee⁶ ³A-Ee⁴ ³Ff² ⁴A-T⁴ ⁴U-Y⁶ ⁴Z⁸ (⁴U6 blank; ³Ee2, ⁴A2 mis-signed "E2", "Aa" respectively).

500##$aSignatures from MNS.

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650#0$aWorld history$vEarly works to 1800.

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7001#$aHeylyn, Peter,$d1600-1662$c1600-1662.$tMikrokosmos.

752##$aGreat Britain$bEngland$dLondon.