The history of the vvorld: or, An account of time. Compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius
Subtitle: And continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659. Together with a geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
Contributors: R. P.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1934:2
Publisher: printed by J. Streater, and are to be sold by Francis Tyton at the Three Daggers in Fleet-street
Published: 1659
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 610
Subjects: World history -- Early works to 1800; World maps -- Early works to 1800; Geography -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Account of time; Geographicall description of the world; History of the world
Work titles: Rationarium temporum.
Notes: Dionisius Petavius = Denis Petau

Another edition of: Petau, Denis.  Rationarium temporum

"To the reader" signed: R. P., who claims responsibility for the translation, the continuation to 1659, and the "geographicall description"

"A geographicall description of the world" has individual dated title page and separate pagination; the register is continuous

An additional leaf has been inserted between 4L2 and 4L3 (pp. 607-608); 4L3r and 4L4r are unnumbered; the text is continuous despite pagination

Frontispiece = portrait of Petau

With an errata and advertisment leaf (a1) bound at the end of quire A

The engraved map of the world is bound following the title page of "A geographicall description"

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

Wing (2nd ed.) P1677B

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1934:2).