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A geographical description of the four parts of the world taken from the notes & workes of the famous Monsieur Sanson, geographer to the French king, and other eminent travellers and avthors. To which are added the commodities, coyns, weights, and measures of the chief places of traffick in the world; compared with those of England, (or London) as to the trade thereof. Also, a treatise of travel, and another of traffick ... The whole illustrated with variety of vseful and delightful mapps and figures.

Title: A geographical description of the four parts of the world taken from the notes & workes of the famous Monsieur Sanson, geographer to the French king, and other eminent travellers and avthors. To which are added the commodities, coyns, weights, and measures of the chief places of traffick in the world; compared with those of England, (or London) as to the trade thereof. Also, a treatise of travel, and another of traffick ... The whole illustrated with variety of vseful and delightful mapps and figures. By Richard Blome ...
Author: Blome, Richard, 1635-1705.
Publication: London, Printed by T.N. for R. Blome, and are also sold by N. Brooks, E. Brewster, and T. Basset, 1670.

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Additional Authors

Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667.

Description

6 p. l., [472] p. col. pl., 24 fold. maps.; 35.5 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 327.

Subjects

Note

Title in red and black. Printed in double columns.
Royal grant of copyright, dated: the 14th day of March, 166⁸/₉, leaf 1.
With two varieties (differing in text) of p. 5-6 of part 4.

Indexed In (note)

Sabin

Numbering (note)

Five parts, separately pages, but with continuous signatures.

Call Number

*KC+ 1670 (Blome, R. Geographical description of the four parts of the world)

OCLC

43470145

Author

Blome, Richard, 1635-1705.

Title

A geographical description of the four parts of the world taken from the notes & workes of the famous Monsieur Sanson, geographer to the French king, and other eminent travellers and avthors. To which are added the commodities, coyns, weights, and measures of the chief places of traffick in the world; compared with those of England, (or London) as to the trade thereof. Also, a treatise of travel, and another of traffick ... The whole illustrated with variety of vseful and delightful mapps and figures. By Richard Blome ...

Imprint

London, Printed by T.N. for R. Blome, and are also sold by N. Brooks, E. Brewster, and T. Basset, 1670.

Indexed In:

Sabin 5968

Numbering

Five parts, separately pages, but with continuous signatures.

Local Note

Copy 1: With bookplate of James Brydges marquiss of Carnarvon.

Copy 2: Imperfect: first leaf and 6 maps wanting.

Copy 2: Ford Collection.

Map Div. copy: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.

Map Div. copy imperfect: col. pl. and 1 map wanting.

Map Div. copy has irregularities of page no. in part 5.

Map Div. copy has autograph on t.p.: Alsop.

Map Div. copy has ms. notes in ink on final leaf, otherwise blank.

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Added Author

Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667.

Research Call Number

*KC+ 1670 (Blome, R. Geographical description of the four parts of the world)

Map Div. 97-6051 [LHS 327; atlas cases]

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