ASIA, The First Part. Being An Accurate Description of PERSIA, And the Several Provinces thereof. The Vast Empire of the Great Mogol, And other Parts of INDIA: And their Several Kingdoms and Regions: With The Denominations and Descriptions of the Cities, Towns, and the Places of Remarck therein contain'd. The Various Customs, Habits, Religion, and Languages of the Inhabitants. Their Political Governments, and way of Commerce. Also The Plants and Animals peculiar to each Country. Collected and Translated from most Authentick Authors, and Augmented with later Observations; Illustrated with Notes, and Adorn'd with peculiar Maps and proper Sculptures. By John Ogilby Esq; His Majesty's Cosmographer, Geographick Printer, and Master of His
ASIA, The First Part. Being An Accurate Description of PERSIA, And the Several Provinces thereof. The Vast Empire of the Great Mogol, And other Parts of INDIA: And their Several Kingdoms and Regions: With The Denominations and Descriptions of the Cities, Towns, and the Places of Remarck therein contain'd. The Various Customs, Habits, Religion, and Languages of the Inhabitants. Their Political Governments, and way of Commerce. Also The Plants and Animals peculiar to each Country. Collected and Translated from most Authentick Authors, and Augmented with later Observations; Illustrated with Notes, and Adorn'd with peculiar Maps and proper Sculptures. By John Ogilby Esq; His Majesty's Cosmographer, Geographick Printer, and Master of His
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Dettagli
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 1673
- Luogo di stampa
- London
- Autore
- [Persia, India], Ogilby
- Editori
- Printed by the Author at his House in White-Friers
- Edizione
- FIRST EDITION. John Ogilby was a Scottish translator,
- Prima edizione
- True
Descrizione
First Edition. Illustrated throughout with 30 finely engraved copperplates generally a third of a folio page in size, title page printed in red and black. Large Folio, bound in contemporary calf. [xii], 253, [15, A Table], [1] pp. A well worn copy lacking the 5 map and the double-page or folding plates, the text block and textual engravings all well preserved, the paper crisp and unpressed, some of the usual mellowing and evidence of age or use, and old worm track to the bottom blank area of the leaves, again, not obtrusive, the "Directions to the Binder" leaf not present at the end of the volume, otherwise, collated complete.