Purchas his pilgrimes : In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ[32]with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.


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Title
Purchas his pilgrimes : In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ[32]with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
Alternative Title
[Hakluytus posthumus] , Hakluytus posthumus or Purchas his pilgrimes., Map of China., New France., and Purchas his pilgrimes in five bookes.
Creator
Elstracke, Renold, fl. 1590-1630, Erpenius, Thomas, 1584-1624, Featherstone, Henry, d. 1647, Methold, William, 1590-1653, Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626, and Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638
Published / Created
1625
Publication Place
London :
Publisher
Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose,
Description
Accompanied by ALS ([4] p.) to Charles Deane, Cambridge, from Henry Stevens, dated London, Jan. 23, 1875. Uncancelled states of v. 1 G3 and 4M4,5. Vol. 1: [1] Description of East India (27.1 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 33.7 x 38.5 cm) bound in following p. 578; vol. 3: [1] The map of China (27.5 x 34.3 cm, on sheet 33.8 x 37.2 cm) bound in following p. 400; [2] The north part of America (27.4 x 33.3 cm, on sheet 34 x 37.5 cm) bound in following p. 852; vol. 4: [1] Virginia (31.5 x 39.6 cm, on sheet 33.9 x 40 cm, folded to 33.7 x 18.5 cm) bound in following p. 1690; [2] New France (24.9 x 32.7 cm, on sheet 34 x 37.7 cm) bound in following p. 1872.
Extent
4 v. (v.1: [36], 186, [10], 468, 479-642, 645-748, [24] p. (first leaf blank), 1 folded leaf of plates; v.2: [4], 749-1270, 1269-1860, [40] p.; v.3: [28], 1006, 1009-1140, [68] p. (first leaf blank), [3] folded leaves of plates; v.4: [8], 1141-1973, [41] p. (first leaf blank), [2] folded leaves of plates) : ill., maps ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Extent of Digitization
Partially digitized
Language
English

Collection Information

Call Number
Pequot +P978

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
cartographic
Genre
Engravings
Illustrations
Maps
Maps in books
Title pages
Subject (Geographic)
America--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic)
Geography--Early works to 1800
Religions--Early works to 1800
Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800

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Orbis Record
597396
OID
2041929

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