Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas
Subtitle: containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world ; lately rectified in divers places, as also beautified and enlarged with new mappes and tables
By: by the studious industry of Iudocus Hondy ; englished by W.S. generosus, & Coll. Regin. Oxoniae
Contributors: Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612; Saltonstall, Wye, active 1630-1640; Cotes, Thomas, -1641; Sparke, Michael, -1645; Cartwright, Samuel, -1650
Publisher: Printed by T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke and Samuel Cartwright
Published: 1635
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 930
Subjects: Atlases; Early works to 1800; Political geography
Other titles: Mercator's atlas
Notes: Folded plate of New England signed "Simon Passeus sculpsit" and with imprint "London printed by Iames Reeue.

Errata at end on p. [32].

Imprimatur at foot of leaf [sup]24O2v: Decemb. 19. 1633. ... Imprimatur; ita tamen ut si non intra biennium typis mandetur, h©Œc licentia sit omnino irrita. Guilielmus Haywood Archiep. Cant. Capellanus Domest.

The verses on verso of first leaf occur in two settings, one with two states: signed (1) "F[rancis]. Q[uarles].", or (2a) "M[ichael]. S[parke]." or (2b) unsigned.

A variant of the edition with Cartwright's name in the letterpress title page imprint.

Includes index.

Rare Book copy: Incomplete, this fragment only: "The booke of the creation and fabricke of the world" (Leaves B6-F5)

Rare Book copy: Bound with STC 17824

ESTC, S107305

STC (2nd ed.) 17824.5

Translator's dedication signed: Wye Saltonstall.