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 InfoLondini : [Printed by Eliot's Court Press] impensis Georg. Bishop, 1600.
Description[8], 60; 420 p., folded plate : map
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Uniform titleDella descrittione dell'Africa. English
Variant title Della descrittione dell'Africa.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteA translation of: Della descrittione dell'Africa.
General notePrinter's name from STC.
General note"Iohn Leo his first booke of the description of Africa" (caption title) begins new pagination and register.
General noteAn imprint variant of STC 15481.5.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 15481.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 262:12)
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