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.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Petau, Denis, 1583-1652.
Uniform title:Rationarium temporum. English
Imprint:London : 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
Language:English
Series:Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1921:16.
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Format: Microform E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5179058
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Varying Form of Title:Account of time.
Geographicall description of the world.
History of the world.
Other authors / contributors:R. P.
Notes:Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau.
Another edition of: Petau, Denis. Rationarium temporum.
"To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description".
"A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous.
An additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination.
With an errata and advertisment leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A.
Imperfect; copy catalogued lacks the portrait and the engraved map of the world.
Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
Wing (2nd ed.) P1677A.
Available electronically as part of Early English books online.
University of Chicago has also on microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1921:16).

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