Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. : Containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world. Lately rectified in divers places, as also beautified and enlarged with new mappes and tables; by the studious industry of Iudocus Hondy. Englished by W.S. generosus, & Coll. Regin. Oxoniae.
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594, author.; Cotes, Thomas, -1641, printer.; Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612.; Saltonstall, Wye, active 1630-1640.; Glover, George, approximately 1618- printmaker.; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, printmaker.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
1635
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Title
Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. : Containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world. Lately rectified in divers places, as also beautified and enlarged with new mappes and tables; by the studious industry of Iudocus Hondy. Englished by W.S. generosus, & Coll. Regin. Oxoniae.
Uniform title
Atlas. English
Edition
Second edytion.
Created/published
London : Printed by T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke and Samuel Cartwright, 1635 [i.e. 1637]
Description
[24], 56, 55-56, [2], 401, [1], 409-599, 520-566, 649-930, [32] p., 1 folded leaf of plates : ill. (woodcuts), maps (copper-plate engravings) ; (fol.)
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Note
Translator's dedication signed: Wye Saltonstall.
With an additional title page, engraved and signed "G. Glo: inu: fecit", with imprint: London printed for Michaell Sparke, and are to be sowld in greene Arbowre 1637 second edytion.
Map (plate), with title and imprint "New England the most remarqueable parts thus named by the high and mighty Prince Charles, nowe king of great Britaine London printed by Iames Reeue", signed: Simon Passeus sculpsit.
Signatures: pi² A⁶ a⁴ B-F⁶; ²B-2L⁶ 2M⁶(-2M4,5,6); ³N-Z⁶, 3A-3H⁶ 3I⁴(3I4+chi1) 3K-4I⁶ 4K⁶(-4K4) 4L-4N⁴ 4O².
Imprimatur at foot of leaf 4O2v: Decemb. 19. 1633. Recensui hanc ... publica imprimatur; ... Guilielmus Haywood Archiep. Cant. Capellanus Domest.
Includes index.
The verses on verso of first leaf occur in two settings, one with two states: signed (1) "F[rancis]. Q[uarles].", or (2a) "M[ichael]. S[parke]." or (2b) unsigned.
P. 905 bears a map of New Spain, a duplicate of that on p. 907. A map of Virginia, printed after the book was issued, is intended to be pasted over it.
A reissue of STC 17824, with added engraved title page and its conjugate.
With an additional title page, engraved and signed "G. Glo: inu: fecit", with imprint: London printed for Michaell Sparke, and are to be sowld in greene Arbowre 1637 second edytion.
Map (plate), with title and imprint "New England the most remarqueable parts thus named by the high and mighty Prince Charles, nowe king of great Britaine London printed by Iames Reeue", signed: Simon Passeus sculpsit.
Signatures: pi² A⁶ a⁴ B-F⁶; ²B-2L⁶ 2M⁶(-2M4,5,6); ³N-Z⁶, 3A-3H⁶ 3I⁴(3I4+chi1) 3K-4I⁶ 4K⁶(-4K4) 4L-4N⁴ 4O².
Imprimatur at foot of leaf 4O2v: Decemb. 19. 1633. Recensui hanc ... publica imprimatur; ... Guilielmus Haywood Archiep. Cant. Capellanus Domest.
Includes index.
The verses on verso of first leaf occur in two settings, one with two states: signed (1) "F[rancis]. Q[uarles].", or (2a) "M[ichael]. S[parke]." or (2b) unsigned.
P. 905 bears a map of New Spain, a duplicate of that on p. 907. A map of Virginia, printed after the book was issued, is intended to be pasted over it.
A reissue of STC 17824, with added engraved title page and its conjugate.
ESTC staff note
It is unclear to what extent the difference in contents between this and the first issue reflects publisher's intent and to what extent the idiosyncrasies and defects of reported copies.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
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), 17825
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S1589
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S1589
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 17825
Folger-specific note
HH144/16. Verses (pi1v) in setting 2a. Folded map of Aegyptus, bd. after ³3Z6, intended to be pasted to ³4A1v; with an extra leaf, bearing map of Virginia bd. in after ³4H2, intended to cancel map on ³4H3r. Some leaves wormed, F2,3.4 foxed, ²K1 torn and repaired, ²2G1r poorly inked, and ³4H1 torn, affecting text. Print show-through. Sheepskin binding. Provenance: manuscript initials on fore-edge: "D K"; armorial bookplate of Baron Rainald Knightley, Fawsley (motto "invita fortuna"); Harmsworth copy