A geographical description of the four parts of the world, taken from the notes & workes of the famo...
A geographical description of the four parts of the world, taken from the notes & workes of the famous Monsieur Sanson, geographer to the French King, and other eminent travellers and authors : to which are added the commodities, coyns, weights, and measures of the chief places of traffick in the world, compared with those of England, (or London) as to the trade thereof. Also, a treatise of travel, and another of traffick, wherein, the matter of trade is briefly handled : the whole illustrated with variety of useful and delightful mapps and figures / by Richard Blome, Gent.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Printed by T.N. for R. Blome., 1670.
Call Numbers
RB/F467
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scales differ.
Physical content
1 atlas (113, 82, 138, 56, 54 pages, 24 maps some folded) : colour ; 38 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Sections. --
Asia: The first part. --
Africa: the second part. --
Europe. The third part. --
America: The fourh part. --
Travel.
Maps. -- A mapp or generall carte of the world : designed in two plaine hemisphers -- A generall mapp of Asia 1669. Fold out map. -- A mapp of the estates of the Turkish Empire in Asia, and Europe A generall mapp of Arabia, with the Red Sea and circumjacent lands 1669 -- A mapp of the Empire of the...
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed by T.N. for R. Blome., 1670.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1670.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
An English 17th century folio atlas consisting of 24 double page or fold out maps depicting Asia, Africa, Europe, America and one of the whole world. Each map is hand coloured and contains highly illustrated cartouches surrounding the map titles and or dedications to various 'subscribers' who helped fund the production of the atlas. Each map is fol...
Alternative Titles
Full title
A geographical description of the four parts of the world, taken from the notes & workes of the famous Monsieur Sanson, geographer to the French King, and other eminent travellers and authors : to which are added the commodities, coyns, weights, and measures of the chief places of traffick in the world, compared with those of England, (or London) a...
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Notes
General note
"A work beneficial and acceptable to all men, especially to those that intend to spend some part of their time in other countreys, or desire to be informed of them at home. Also very nescessary for merchants, factors and mariners : and which hirtherto hath been undertaken by none." -- Bottom of title page.
State Reference Library copy at RB/F467: Purchased from Daniel Crouch Rare Books on the 7th July, 2021....
Citation / References Note
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), B3214.
Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world (new rev. ed.), 455
Time Period
1667 d1670
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
RB/F467
Record Identifier
74VKazXlxg0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKazXlxg0d
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MMS ID
991024400119802626
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