A vievv of the people of the vvhole vvorld: or, A short survey of their policies, dispositions, naturall deportments, complexions, ancient and moderne customes, manners, habits & fashions· : A worke every where adorned with philosophicall, morall and historicall observations on the occasions of their mutations & changes throughout all ages. For the readers greater delight figures are annexed to most of the relations. /
J. B.(John Bulwer),active 1648-1654.
Faithorne, William,1616-1691,engraver.
Cross, Thomas,active 1632-1682.
London : printed by William Hunt,
1654..
Originally published in 1650 as: Anthropometamorphosis.
Frontispiece signed: T. Cross sculpsit.
Portrait signed: W: Faithorne sculp.
An unsigned leaf bound after S2 contains woodcut illustrations on both sides.
A reissue, with cancel title page printed in red and black, of the 1653 edition (Wing B5461).
Copy filmed imperfect; minus plates and all preliminaries before B1 except for cancel title page.
Signatures: A⁴ *-4*⁴ 5*1 B-4G⁴.
Includes index and a final bibliography leaf.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
ESTC
Anthropology
Manners and customs
Self-mutilation
Mutation (Biology)