The history of the vvorld: 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.

All titles

• The history of the vvorld: 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
• History of the world Account of time Geographical description of the vvorld Geographical description of the world

People / Organizations

• Denis Petau (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Humphrey Moseley, at the Prince's-Arms in S. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLIX. [1659]

Added name

R. P.

Publication year

1659

ESTC No.

R17421

Grub Street ID

67461

Description

[8], 610 [i.e. 612], [36], 154, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates (port.) : map ; 2⁰

Note

Frontis. = port.

Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau.

"To the reader" is signed: R.P.

Leaves 3L3-3L4 are numbered 609 and 610, respectively, on the verso.

Uncontrolled note

DFONOTE jre: pag: [10], 608, [1], 609, [1], 610,...; singleton leaf signed 'a' bears errata on recto and advertisement ("Books worth buying, newly printed, and to be sold by the Book-sellers of London.") on verso, bound before B1 (p. 1); is map a plate also? (DFo copy lacking); 4L4 cancelled by 2 conjugate leaves, the first of which is signed 4L3 (stub between 4L3 and signed 4L3); sep. dated t.p. is on 4V2r