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The English atlas. ... Containing a description of the places next the North-Pole as also of Muscovy, Poland, Sweeden, Denmark, and their several dependances. With a general introduction to geography, and a large index, containing the longitudes and latitudes of all the particular places, thereby directing the reader to find them readily in the several maps

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Oxford [Oxfordshire] printed at the Theater, for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St. Pauls-Church-Yard, London MDCLXXX. [1680]Description: 4 v. ports., maps 2oSubject(s):
Partial contents:
v.1. Description of the places next the North Pole, as also of Muscovy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, and their several dependencies -- v.2. Description of part of the empire of Germany, viz. the upper and lower Saxony, .. Mecklenburg, Bremen, Magdeburg, &c., .. Brandenburg and Misnia .. the Palatinate of the Rhine, and the kingdom of Bohemia / by William Nicolson --v.3. Description of the remaining part of the empire of Germany, viz. Schwaben, the palatinate of Bavaria, Arch-Dukedom of Austria, Kingdom of Hungary, Principality of Transylvania, the Circle of Westphalia, with the neighboring provinces / by William Nicolson -- v.4. The description of the seventeen provinces of the Low-Countries, or Netherlands / by Richard Peers.
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  • Condition reviewed 20120620 condition level 2, 2, 4 and 4
Summary: Originally offered to subscribers as prospective work in 11 volumes of which only four were published in 1680 with 145 maps, and the text of a fifth volume in 1682.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Book Historic collection Safe ATLAS 1680 PITT VOL. 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30077546
Book Historic collection Safe ATLAS 1680 PITT VOL. 3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30077911
Book Historic collection Safe ATLAS 1680 PITT VOL. 4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30075870
Book Historic collection Safe ATLAS 1680 PITT VOL. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30077070

v.1. Description of the places next the North Pole, as also of Muscovy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, and their several dependencies -- v.2. Description of part of the empire of Germany, viz. the upper and lower Saxony, .. Mecklenburg, Bremen, Magdeburg, &c., .. Brandenburg and Misnia .. the Palatinate of the Rhine, and the kingdom of Bohemia / by William Nicolson --v.3. Description of the remaining part of the empire of Germany, viz. Schwaben, the palatinate of Bavaria, Arch-Dukedom of Austria, Kingdom of Hungary, Principality of Transylvania, the Circle of Westphalia, with the neighboring provinces / by William Nicolson -- v.4. The description of the seventeen provinces of the Low-Countries, or Netherlands / by Richard Peers.

Originally offered to subscribers as prospective work in 11 volumes of which only four were published in 1680 with 145 maps, and the text of a fifth volume in 1682.