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.
| Author/creator | Raleigh, Walter |
| Format | Electronic |
| 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] |
| Description | [62], 1143, [54] p., [18] leaves of plates : port. (metal cut), maps (metal cut). |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2264177047 |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Minde of the front. |
| Included Work | Elstracke, Renold, 1590-1630, engraver. |
| Included Work | Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver. |
| Included Work | Holland, Compton, artist. |
| Included Work | Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver. |
| Included Work | White, Robert, fl. 1639-1677, publisher. |
| Included Work | Place, John, publisher. |
| Included Work | Dawes, George, fl. 1663-1685, publisher. |
| Uniform title | History of the world |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | With added engraved title page signed: "Ren. Elstracke sculpsit." and dated 1666; headpieces, initials. |
| General note | Ben Jonson's stanzas "The mind of the front" follows general t.p. |
| General note | Engraved portrait of Raleigh signed: "Sim. Pass. sculp.", "Comp Holland inv." |
| General note | Title page in red and black. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| General note | Numerous errors in paging. |
| General note | The [16] leaves of plates include 8 engraved maps (one signed: "Guili. Hole fecit.") mounted as double plates. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in: Birmingham Central Reference Library (Birmingham, England). |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) R164B |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2658:4) |
| Stock number | CL0037000113 ProQuest Information and Learning 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1553 |
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