Purchas his pilgrimage : or Relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation unto this present. In foure parts. This first containeth a theologicall and geographical historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoveries ...

by: Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Featherstone, Henry, d. 1647, bookseller; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638 printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner

Publication date: 1614

Topics: Religions -- History, Religions, Geography, Geography -- History 17th century, Voyages and travels -- History 17th century, America -- Discovery and exploration Early works to 1800

Publisher: London : Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone ...

Collection: johnadamsBPL; bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Sloan Foundation

Contributor: John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library

Language: English

John Adams Library copy inscribed on inside back cover: hand drawing of ship. Inscribed on inside front cover: "L6 -J/D." Inscribed on first leaf: "In page 751 mention is made of the river St. Croix..." John Adams's signature on title page: "J. Adams."

John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894

Notes

Page number printing errors. No pages missing.

Addeddate: 2008-03-10 13:36:33

Associated-names: Featherstone, Henry, d. 1647, bookseller; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638 printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library)

Call number: 2344375

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Reviewer: Roger Pearse - - August 26, 2008
Subject: Also contains Elmacin

Part 4 of this work contains the only English version of any portion of the Saracenical History of the Arabic Christian historian, George Elmacin (Al-Makin).

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