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The history of Lapland : wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c. of that people. Written by John Scheffer, professor of law and rhetoric at Upsal in Sweden.

Scheffer, Johannes, 1621-1679. author.; Cremer, Acton, 1650 or 1651-
1674
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Title
The history of Lapland : wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c. of that people. Written by John Scheffer, professor of law and rhetoric at Upsal in Sweden.
Uniform title
Lapponia. English
Created/published
[Oxford] : At the Theater in Oxford. M. DC. LXXIV. And are to be sold by George West and Amos Curtein, [1674]
Description
[4], 147, [1] p., [2] leaf of plates (1 folded) : ill., map (engravings) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Scheffer, Johannes, 1621-1679. author.
Cremer, Acton, 1650 or 1651-
Note
Added engraved title page (plate).

Imprimatur on verso of title page: Imprimatur Ra. Bathurst, Vice-Canc. July 8. 1674.

A translation by Anton Cremer of Sheffer, Johannes. Lapponia.

Signatures: pi² A-2O².

Identified on UMI microfilm (Early English books, 1641-1700) reel 2019 as Wing S851A.
ESTC staff note
Cf. Wing S851A and Madan III, 3023 which have imprint without last line of text. Filmed copy at UMI Tract Supplement reel E2 a fragment, engraved title page only.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), S851
Arber's Term cat., I, 187
Madan, F. Oxford books, III, 3024
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R8773
Genre/form
Printing privileges.
Imprimaturs.
Prices (Provenance)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Oxford.

Call number
131- 618f
Folger-specific note
Contemporary manuscript price on front free endpaper. Provenance: purchased by Folger from McLeish, 22 Mar. 1951, 153:448

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