A new history of Ethiopia
Subtitle: Being a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia, vulgarly, though erroneously called the empire of Prester John. In four books. Wherein are contained I. An account of the nature, quality and condition of the country, and inhabitants; their mountains, metals and minerals; their rivers, (particularly of the source of the Nile and Niger;) their birds, beasts, amphibious animals, (as the river horse and crocodile;) serpents, &c. II. Their political government; the genealogy and succession of their Kings; a description of their court, and camp; their power and military discipline; their courts of justice, &c. III. Their ecclesiastical affairs; their conversion to the Christian religion, and the propagation thereof, their sacred writings, their sacraments, rites, ceremonies, and church discipline; the decrease of the romish religion, their contentions with the Jesuits, their separation from the Greek Church, &c. IV. Their private oeconomy, their books and learning; their co
Contributors: J. P., Gent
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1993:7
Publisher: printed by A. Godbid and J. Playford, for Samuel Smith bookseller, at the Prince's Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1682
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Ethiopia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Ethiopia -- History -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Work titles: Historia Aethiopica.
Notes: A translation of: Historia Aethiopica

Includes bibliographical references

Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library

Wing (2nd ed.) L3468A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1993:7).