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The history of the world: or, An account of time. Compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius : And continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659. Together with a geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
Rationarium temporum. English
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- London : printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Francis Tyton at the Three Daggers in Fleet-street, MDCLIX. [1659]
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- [10], 608, [1], 609, [1], 610, [36], 154, [6] p., [2] leaves of plates : port., map (folded)
- Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau.
- Another edition of: Petau, Denis. Rationarium temporum.
- "To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographical description".
- "A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous.
- An additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination.
- Frontispiece = portrait of Petau.
- With an errata and advertisement leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A.
- The engraved map of the world is bound following the title page of "A geographicall description".
- Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
- Wing (2nd ed.) P1677B.
- Available electronically as part of Early English books online.