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London: P. Chetwind and A. Seile, 1677. Early Edition . Full Leather. Fair. 13 7/8" Tall. Large Folding Map of Africa. Imprimatur Page; [X], , 444 (But 442 Misnumbered136 And 444 Mi-Snumbered 443), 139-225,(2), 230, (1); Folding Mao; 1-162 (But 162 Mis-Numbered 562, With Pp 155-162 Being The Appendix ) + (Xxxix In Three Tables). Simple Very Thick Full Calf, 6 Bands, Re-Backed Long Ago But Now Leather Of Upper And Lower Compartments Chipped Away, All Edges Very Worn, Joints Chipped And Frayed, Corners Chipped And Rounded. Contents Clean; Lacking Three Of Four Folding Maps, But The Map Of Africa Is In Good Condition, No Chips Or Tears. Very Old, Partly Worn Away And Indecipherable Black Ink Thick Lettering On Front Cover, No Other Names Or Marks. Old Corner Dampstain At Upper Right Corner, Outside Of Page Block, Diminishing To Nothing By End Of Book. Imprimatur Leaf Torn Along Gutter Edge, And Worn And Creased.

Printed for Philip Chetwind and Anne Seile, 1673-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Folio. Bound in later black cloth. [8], 29, 443, 139-226, [2] 230; [2] 154. Regrettably, lacks the 4 double page maps and engraved title page. Hardcover. Fine binding and cover. Wing H1693.

London, printed by A.C. for P. Chetwind and A. Seile, 1677.Folio. 4 volumes in 1. Folio. Contemporary mottled calf. With engraved title-page (London, Anne Seile, 1669) and 4 double-page maps of the continents. (8),303; (222); 230; 154; (46) pp.Fifth edition, first published in 1652; with armorial bookplate of Philip Monoux . - An attempt to describe in meticulous detail every aspect of the known world. 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. With Appendix on the endeavor to discover Terra Australis Incognita, or the Southern continent. This curious discourse on Terra Australis describes its supposed immense size to be as large as Europe, Asia and Africa (Cox II, p.339). The fine maps depict Europe, Asia, Africa and America with California as an island. - (Age-browned). - A popular work, frequently reissued.Cowan p.108; European-Americana IV, p.28; Sabin 31655.