Atlas or A geographicke description of the regions, countries and kingdomes of the world, through Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, represented by new & exact maps. Translated by Henry Hexham, quarter-maister to the regiment of Colonell Goring
| Author/creator | Mercator, Gerhard |
| Other author | Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612. |
| Other author | Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650? |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | [Editio ultima]. |
| Publication Info | Printed at Amsterdam : By Henry Hondius, and Iohn Iohnson, Anno 1636. |
| Description | 2 v. ([20], 37, [1] p., 38-46 leaves, 47-54 p., 55-66, 65-78, [2], 79-80 leaves, 81-82 p., 83-94 leaves, 95-98 p., 99-116 leaves, 117-120 p., 121-122 leaves, 123-126 p., 127-164, 163-216 leaves, [6], 217-220 p., 221-222 leaves, 223-225, [1] p., 227-228, 227-228 leaves, 227-228 p., 229-246, 245-252, 251-252, 251-262, 261-268 leaves, 269-276 p., 277-278 leaves, 279-282 p., 383-384, 285-338 leaves, 339-342 p., 343-370 leaves, 371-374 p., 375-428 leaves, 427-428 p., 429-442, 441-462 leaves, [4] p.) : ill., maps (metal cuts) |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2269048277 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Atlas. English |
| Variant title | Atlas. |
| Variant title | Geographicke description of the regions, countries and kingdomes of the world, through Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, represented by new & exact maps. |
| Variant title | Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii. |
| Variant title | Newe atlas. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | The title pages are engraved. At head of title: vol. 1, "Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii." (the "at" is a monogram); vol. 2, "Gerardi Mercatoris". Letterpress English title and imprint slips are pasted over the original engraved French title and imprint. The original imprint read (vol. 1) ".. chez Henry Hondius .. 1633 [or 1636]"; (vol. 2) ".. sumptibus & typis æneis Henrici Hondij.. 1633 [or 1636]". One or both of the imprint slips may be missing. |
| General note | Edition statement from vol. 2 title page. |
| General note | Half-title reads: The newe atlas. |
| General note | The foliated sections consist of double-page maps with text on back, foliated on the text pages (first recto and second verso of each sheet). |
| General note | The two leaves after vol. 1 fol. 78 are numbered 57, 76. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| General note | In vol. 2 the last digit of the imprint date is altered to "8", either in the plate (in which case vol. 2 is STC 17828) or in MS. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 17827. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1146:2) |
| Stock number | CL0036000031 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |