The history of the vvorld: or, An account of time. Compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius : And continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659. Together with a geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.

Author/creator Petau, Denis
Other author R. P.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Luke Fawne, at the Parrot in Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLIX. [1659]
Description[10], 608, [1], 609, [1], 610, [36], 154, [6] p., [2] plates
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Uniform titleRationarium temporum. English
Variant title Account of time.
Variant title Geographicall description of the world.
Variant title History of the world.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteDionisius Petavius = Denis Petau.
General noteAnother edition of: Petau, Denis. Rationarium temporum.
General note"To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description".
General note"A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous.
General noteAn additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination.
General noteWith an errata and advertisment leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A.
General noteImperfect; copy catalogued lacks the portrait and the engraved map of the world.
General noteReproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
References Wing (2nd ed.) P1677A.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1921:16)
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