A true discourse of the late voyages of discouerie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall : deuided into three bookes. In the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage ... Also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned. In the second, is set out his second voyage ... In the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage ... VVith a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita ...
1578
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A true discourse of the late voyages of discouerie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall : deuided into three bookes. In the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage ... Also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned. In the second, is set out his second voyage ... In the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage ... VVith a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita ...
Created/published
At London : Imprinted by Henry Bynnyman, seruant to the right Honourable Sir Christopher Hatton Vizchamberlaine, Anno Domini. 1578 [Decembris. 10]
Description
[16], 52; 39, [1], 68 p. [2] folded plates : ill., maps ; (4to)
Associated name
Best, George, -1584, author.
Note
Dedication signed: George Best.
Month date of printing from colophon.
"A true reporte of such things as hapned in the second voyage of Captayne Frobysher .." (caption title) has separate pagination and register; within this register, the account of the third voyage has separate pagination.
Leaves a1 and b4 are in two different settings.
Identified as STC 1973 on UMI microfilm reel 1537.
Signatures: a-h⁴ i² A-N⁴ O².
Stationers' register: Entered 22 November [1578]
Month date of printing from colophon.
"A true reporte of such things as hapned in the second voyage of Captayne Frobysher .." (caption title) has separate pagination and register; within this register, the account of the third voyage has separate pagination.
Leaves a1 and b4 are in two different settings.
Identified as STC 1973 on UMI microfilm reel 1537.
Signatures: a-h⁴ i² A-N⁴ O².
Stationers' register: Entered 22 November [1578]
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 1972
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104566
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104566
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STC 1972
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211006. a1-3, O1-2 and second map in facsimile. Provenance: armorial bookplate; Boies Penrose copy