COSMOGRAPHIE IN FOUR BOOKS. CONTAINING THE CHOROGRAPHIE AND HISTORIE OF THE WHOLE WORLD, AND ALL THE PRINCIPAL KINGDOMS, PROVINCES, SEAS, AND ISLES THEREOF.
London: printed for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his shop over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1657. Second Edition. Folio, [2], 31-108, 119-120, 111-118, 109-110, 121-581, 586, 58, 584-626, 571, 628-648, 650, 650-742, 740, 739, 761-890, 887-910, 919, 912-913, 918, 915-934, 921-958, 961-962, 964, 964-980, 983-984, 981-982, 985-1098, [3] pages; G-; bound in worn leather, significant wear, rubbing, and damage to binding; contemporary morocco label with gilt titling to spine; lacking all maps; engraved title page and first title page reproductions on period paper. Marginalia to pages 59, 81, 135, 149, 253, 276, 302 (crossed out, ink to facing page), 396, 543, 615, 801, 931;upper fore corner torn on page 71; 293-296 loose but present, significant wear to extremities; pages 439, 679 trimmed improperly at upper fore corner, 999 lower fore corner; small worming to middle of fore edge from 764- end, upper gutter from 876-end; old large tide-marks to lower edge, some to upper gutter. JR Consignment.; shelved Room G Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller for additional information.
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ESTC: R10663; Sabin: 31655.;
The "Cosmographie" was an attempt to describe in meticulous detail every aspect of the known world in 1652, the geography, climate, customs, achievements, politics, and belief systems. It appears to have been the first description in print of Australia, and perhaps of California, Terra del Fuego, and other territories in the New World. He objected to the name "America" as it placed undue glory on Amerigo Vespucci, and recommended "Columbana" or "Cabotia" as more indicative of the true discoverers, Columbus and Cabot.;