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A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Gran...

A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Gran...

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A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Granada, and brought vp in Barbarie. Wherein he hath at large described, not onely the qualities, situations, and true distances of the regions, cities, townes, mountaines, riuers, and other places throughout all the north and principall partes of Africa; but also the descents and families of their kings ... gathered partly out of his owne diligent obseruations, and partly out of the ancient records and chronicles of the Arabians and Mores. Before which, out of the best ancient and moderne writers, is prefixed a generall description of Africa, and also a particular treatise of all the maine lands and isles vndescribed by Iohn Leo. ... Translated and collected by Iohn Pory, lately of Goneuill and Caius College in Cambridge [electronic resource]

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A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Granada, and brought vp in Barbarie. Wherein he hath at large described, not onely the qualities, situations, and true distances of the regions, cities, townes, mountaines, riuers, and other places throughout all the north and principall partes of Africa; but also the descents and families of their kings ... gathered partly out of his owne diligent obseruations, and partly out of the ancient records and chronicles of the Arabians and Mores. Before which, out of the best ancient and moderne writers, is prefixed a generall description of Africa, and also a particular treatise of all the maine lands and isles vndescribed by Iohn Leo. ... Translated and collected by Iohn Pory, lately of Goneuill and Caius College in Cambridge [electronic resource]

Publisher

Londini : [Printed by Eliot's Court Press] impensis Georg. Bishop, 1600.

Uniform title

Della descrittione dell'Africa. English.

Alternative title

Della descrittione dell'Africa.

Date

1600.

Record Identifier

74VMeWOAp8Pd

MMS ID

991003065189702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[8], 60; 420 p., folded plate : map.

Publication information

Publisher

Londini : [Printed by Eliot's Court Press] impensis Georg. Bishop, 1600.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1600.

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Granada, and brought vp in Barbarie. Wherein he hath at large described, not onely the qualities, situations, and true distances of the regions, cities, townes, mountaines, riuers, and other places throughout all the north and principall partes of Africa...

Notes

General note

A translation of: Della descrittione dell'Africa.

Printer's name from STC.

"Iohn Leo his first booke of the description of Africa" (caption title) begins new pagination and register.

An imprint variant of STC 15481.5.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Citation / References Note

STC (2nd ed.) 15481.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/56.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 262:12)

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74VMeWOAp8Pd

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MMS ID

991003065189702626