M. Blundeuile his exercises : containing eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are very necessarie to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that haue not beene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of nauigation, in which art it is impossible to profite without the helpe of these, or such like instructions. To the furtherance of which art of nauigation, the said M. Blundeuile specially wrote the said treatises, and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all young gentlemen of this realme.
1613
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M. Blundeuile his exercises : containing eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are very necessarie to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that haue not beene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of nauigation, in which art it is impossible to profite without the helpe of these, or such like instructions. To the furtherance of which art of nauigation, the said M. Blundeuile specially wrote the said treatises, and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all young gentlemen of this realme.
Edition
The fourth edition corrected and augmented.
Created/published
London : Imprinted by VVilliam Stansby, 1613.
Description
[8], 799, [1] p., 5 folded plates : ill. ; (4to)
Associated name
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561. Briefe description of universal mappes and cards.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561. Briefe description of universal mappes and cards.
Note
The first leaf is blank.
"A briefe description of the tables of the three speciall right lines belonging to a circle, called signes, lines tangent, and lines secant" and "A brief description of vniuersall maps and cardes" each have separate dated title page; "A plaine treatise of the first principles of cosmographie", "A plaine description of Mercator his two globes", "A plaine and full description of Petrus Plancius his vniuersall map", "A very briefe and most plaine description of Master Blagraue his astrolabe", "A nevv and necessarie treatise of nauigation" each have separate title page; foliation and register are continuous.
"A briefe description of universall maps and cards" was first published separately in 1589.
Signatures: A-3B⁸ 3C⁴(3C4+chi⁴) 3D-3E⁸.
"A briefe description of the tables of the three speciall right lines belonging to a circle, called signes, lines tangent, and lines secant" and "A brief description of vniuersall maps and cardes" each have separate dated title page; "A plaine treatise of the first principles of cosmographie", "A plaine description of Mercator his two globes", "A plaine and full description of Petrus Plancius his vniuersall map", "A very briefe and most plaine description of Master Blagraue his astrolabe", "A nevv and necessarie treatise of nauigation" each have separate title page; foliation and register are continuous.
"A briefe description of universall maps and cards" was first published separately in 1589.
Signatures: A-3B⁸ 3C⁴(3C4+chi⁴) 3D-3E⁸.
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available for copy 1.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Lost at Sea.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 3149
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S102703
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S102703
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 3149 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH28/21. Manuscript notes. Bernard Quaritch pencilled note. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Sir Joseph Copley; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 3149 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs295. Vellum case binding with manuscript title on spine. P. 761-8 (misnumbered as leaves 372, 372, 374, 373) misbound after p. 756. Manuscript notes