North-vvest Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage. : Beginning vvith King Arthur, Malga, Octhur, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge: ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries, how our men have beene slayne by them there, with the commodities of all those parts; ... demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians, and cosmographers; ... By Captaine Luke Foxe of Kingstone vpon Hull, capt. and pylot for the voyage, in his Majesties Pinnace the Charles. Printed by his Majesties command.
1635
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North-vvest Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage. : Beginning vvith King Arthur, Malga, Octhur, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge: ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries, how our men have beene slayne by them there, with the commodities of all those parts; ... demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians, and cosmographers; ... By Captaine Luke Foxe of Kingstone vpon Hull, capt. and pylot for the voyage, in his Majesties Pinnace the Charles. Printed by his Majesties command.
Created/published
London : Printed by B. Alsop and Tho. Favvcet, dwelling in Grubstreet [for M. Sparke], 1635.
Description
[12], 79, 100-171, [1], 169-269, [3] p., folded plate : ill., map, table ; (4to)
Associated name
Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
Publisher's name from STC.
Numerous errors in pagination.
Signatures: A⁴ a² B-T⁴ V⁴(V2+'u3'.'u2') X-2I⁴ 2K².
Imprimatur on leaf 2K2v: Resensui librum hunc, ... imprimatur, ... Decemb. 1. 1634. Sa. Baker R.P.D. Episcopo Loninensi Cap. domest.
Stationers' register: Entered to Alsop and Fawcet 15 December 1634; ass'd to Sparke 4 February. 1635.
Numerous errors in pagination.
Signatures: A⁴ a² B-T⁴ V⁴(V2+'u3'.'u2') X-2I⁴ 2K².
Imprimatur on leaf 2K2v: Resensui librum hunc, ... imprimatur, ... Decemb. 1. 1634. Sa. Baker R.P.D. Episcopo Loninensi Cap. domest.
Stationers' register: Entered to Alsop and Fawcet 15 December 1634; ass'd to Sparke 4 February. 1635.
ESTC staff note
Leaf A1 bears frontispiece.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018. Beyond Words. Opening: folding plate.
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), 11221
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 384
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105645
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 384
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105645
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Privileges (permissions)
Imprimaturs.
Imprimaturs.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 11221
Folger-specific note
HH90/18. Red goatskin binding, gold-tooled and bound by Wood, London. Copy stained. Provenance: Harmsworth copy