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
| Author/creator | Leo |
| Other author | Pory, John, 1572-1636. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Londini : [Printed by Eliot's Court Press] impensis Georg. Bishop, 1600. |
| Description | [8], 60; 420 p., folded plate : map |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240855884 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Della descrittione dell'Africa. English |
| Variant title | Della descrittione dell'Africa. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | A translation of: Della descrittione dell'Africa. |
| General note | Printer's name from STC. |
| General note | "Iohn Leo his first booke of the description of Africa" (caption title) begins new pagination and register. |
| General note | An imprint variant of STC 15481.5. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 15481. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 262:12) |
| Stock number | CL0036000008 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |