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Author Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Uniform Title History of the world
Title The historie of the world, : in five books. The first. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the Creation unto Abraham. The second. Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Solomon. The third. From the destruction of Jerusalem to the Time of Philip of Macedon. The fourth. From the reign of Philip of Macedon to the establishing of that kingdom in the race of Antigonus. The fifth. From the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. / By Sir Walter Ralegh, knight.
Publication Info London, : Printed for Robert White, John Place, and George Dawes; and are to be sold by Thomas Rookes at the Lamb and Ink-bottle at the East-end of St. Pauls, M DC LX VI. [1666]



Descript [62], 1143, [54] p., [18] leaves of plates : port. (metal cut), maps (metal cut).
Note With added engraved title page signed: "Ren. Elstracke sculpsit." and dated 1666; headpieces, initials.
Ben Jonson's stanzas "The mind of the front" follows general t.p.
Engraved portrait of Raleigh signed: "Sim. Pass. sculp.", "Comp Holland inv."
Title page in red and black.
Includes indexes.
Numerous errors in paging.
The [16] leaves of plates include 8 engraved maps (one signed: "Guili. Hole fecit.") mounted as double plates.
Reproduction of original in: Birmingham Central Reference Library (Birmingham, England).
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Author Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Series Early English books online.
Subject History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Minde of the front.
Elstracke, Renold, 1590-1630.
Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647.
Holland, Compton.
Hole, William, -1624.
White, Robert, active 1639-1677.
Place, John.
Dawes, George, active 1663-1685.
Descript [62], 1143, [54] p., [18] leaves of plates : port. (metal cut), maps (metal cut).
Note With added engraved title page signed: "Ren. Elstracke sculpsit." and dated 1666; headpieces, initials.
Ben Jonson's stanzas "The mind of the front" follows general t.p.
Engraved portrait of Raleigh signed: "Sim. Pass. sculp.", "Comp Holland inv."
Title page in red and black.
Includes indexes.
Numerous errors in paging.
The [16] leaves of plates include 8 engraved maps (one signed: "Guili. Hole fecit.") mounted as double plates.
Reproduction of original in: Birmingham Central Reference Library (Birmingham, England).
Author Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Series Early English books online.
Subject History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Minde of the front.
Elstracke, Renold, 1590-1630.
Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647.
Holland, Compton.
Hole, William, -1624.
White, Robert, active 1639-1677.
Place, John.
Dawes, George, active 1663-1685.

Subject History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [62], 1143, [54] p., [18] leaves of plates : port. (metal cut), maps (metal cut).
Note With added engraved title page signed: "Ren. Elstracke sculpsit." and dated 1666; headpieces, initials.
Ben Jonson's stanzas "The mind of the front" follows general t.p.
Engraved portrait of Raleigh signed: "Sim. Pass. sculp.", "Comp Holland inv."
Title page in red and black.
Includes indexes.
Numerous errors in paging.
The [16] leaves of plates include 8 engraved maps (one signed: "Guili. Hole fecit.") mounted as double plates.
Reproduction of original in: Birmingham Central Reference Library (Birmingham, England).
Alt author Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Minde of the front.
Elstracke, Renold, 1590-1630.
Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647.
Holland, Compton.
Hole, William, -1624.
White, Robert, active 1639-1677.
Place, John.
Dawes, George, active 1663-1685.

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