The rare and singuler worke of Pomponius Mela, that excellent and worthy cosmographer, of the situation of the world, most orderly prepared, and deuided euery parte by it selfe: with the longitude and latitude of euerie kingdome, regent, prouince, riuers, mountaines, citties and countries. VVherevnto is added, that learned worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor, with a necessarie table for thys booke: right pleasant and profitable for gentlemen, marchaunts, mariners, and trauellers. Translated into Englishe, by Arthur Golding Gentleman.
Mela, Pomponius.
Golding, Arthur,1536-1606,tr.
Solinus, C. Julius,active 3rd century.?.Polyhistor. English.
At London : Printed [by John Charlewood] for Thomas Hacket, and are to be solde at his shoppe in Lumbertstreete, vnder the signe of the Popes head,
Anno. 1590.
A translation of: De situ orbis.
Printer's name from STC.
"The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor" (signatures A-2F⁴ 2G²) is a reissue of STC 22896 or 22896.5; imprint reads "At London printed by I. Charlewoode for Thomas Hacket. 1587.".
Signatures: A-R⁴ S², ²A-Y⁴ ²2A-2F⁴ ²2G².
With slip-cancel on leaf C1r, over the "r" of "worthy". Uncancelled word is mis-spelled "wohthy".
STC (2nd ed.),
ESTC
Geography, Ancient