Petri Albini Niuemontii Commentatio de linguis peregrinis atque insulis ignotis ex scripto manu ipsius exarato
By: edidit M. Samuel Cnauthius Misenensis Bilioth. Acad. Vittemb. Praef[.] accedit Hugonis Grotii De origine gentium Americanarum dissertatio
Contributors: Cnauth, Samuel; Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645
Publisher: Apud Io. Ludouicum Meiselium
Published: 1714
Place of publication: Vittembergae in Saxonibus
Language: lat
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Study and teaching; Discovery and exploration; Language and languages; British; Spanish
Other titles: Petri Albini Nivemontii Commentatio de linguis peregrinis atque insulis ignotis ex scripto manu ipsius exarato.; Commentatio de lingvis peregrinis atqve insvlis ignotis ex scripto manv ipsivs exarato.; Commentatio de linguis peregrinis atque insulis ignotis ex scripto manu ipsius exarato.
Notes: Roman numeral date in imprint made with reverse "C"s.

"Dissertatio de dvobvs hvivs postremi temporis miracvlis maximis lingvarvm videlicet peregrinarvm cvltvra et cognitione atqve portentosa navigatione ad insvlis ignotas", p. 5-35, has note at end: "Scripsit haec Petrus Albinus Vittemberg a Dresdam demigeraturus, circa A. M DXC". This earlier edition cited at end has not been traced. Includes references to Columbus, Vespucci and to the Spanish and English explorations of America.

"Hvgonis Grotii De origine gentivm americanarvm dissertatio", p. 36-47, has note at end "Edita primum fuit haec dissertatio, A.C. M ICXLII, in 4 min., sine loco et typographo" and was printed in [Paris]? 1642.

Signatures: A-C⁸ (A1, C8 versos blank)

Errors in paging: p. 31-32 wrongly numbered 13 and 97.

Woodcut head and tail pieces.

Meulen & Diermanse. Hugo Grotius, 729.

Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III:182.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 714/6.