Hondius his map of the Christian world

Published/Created:

1625

Topics:

Geography --Early works to 1800
Religions --Early works to 1800
Voyages and travels --Early works to 1800

Topics:

America --Discovery and exploration --Early works to 1800

Genre:

Maps
Maps in books

Format:

Map

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Creator:

Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626

Source Title:

[Hakluytus posthumus]
Purchas his pilgrimes : In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinae[32]with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part

Source Created:

London : Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose, 1625

Source Note:

1986 +28: Imperfect: engraved t.p. to v.1 wanting; leaf pi1 in v. 3 (blank) wanting; leaf [par.]1 in v. 4 wanting. Uncancelled states of v. 1 G3 and 4M4,5. Hondius map, "Typus orbis terrarum" tipped in following p. 64, v. 1. Vol. 1: [1] Description of East India (27.1 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 34.1 x 38.8 cm) bound in following p. 578; vol. 3: [1] The map of China (27.5 x 34.3 cm, on sheet 34 x 38.3 cm) bound in following p. 400; [2] The north part of America (27.3 x 33 cm, on sheet 34 x 37.4 cm) bound in following p. 852; vol. 4: [1] Virginia (31.7 x 39.6 cm, on sheet 33.7 x 45.2 cm, folded to 33.7 x 18.5 cm) bound in following p. 1690; [2] New France (24.9 x 32.5 cm, on sheet 33.7 x 37.4 cm) bound in following p. 1872.

Call Number:

1986 +28

Orbis Record:

597396

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1176255

Volume/Enumeration:

Vol. 1

Extent of digitization:

Partial work digitized.

OID:

2041917

PID:

digcoll:3522944