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  A theatre of politicall flying-insects wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas ...
  Date of publication:
  1657
  

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  Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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  The second part has special t.p. with imprint: London, Printed by M. S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657. Page 310 has print faded in the filmed copy. Pages 300-15 photographed from Cambridge University Library copy and inserted ...
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  Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.
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  1625
  

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  Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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  With an additional engraved title page in v. 1, "Hakluytus posthumus or Purchas his pilgrimes. ..". Variant: this title page dated 1624. Includes indexes. There are cancelled and uncancelled states of v. 1 G3 and 4M4,5. ...
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  Travels into divers parts of Europe and Asia, undertaken by the French King's order to discover a new way by land into China containing many curious remarks in natural philosophy, geography, hydrology and history : together with a description of Great Tartary and of the different people who inhabit there / by Father Avril of the Order of the Jesuits ; done out of French ; to which is added, A supplement extracted from Hakluyt and Purchas giving an account of several journeys over land from Russia, Persia, and the Moguls country to China, together with the roads and distances of the places.
  Date of publication:
  1693
  

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  Avril, Philippe, 1654-1698. ; Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616. ; Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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  Translation of: Voyage en divers états d'Europe et d'Asie. Pages 24-55 photographed from Bodleian Library copy. Errata in manuscript: p. [3-5] at end. Advertisement on p. [1-2] at end. Reproduction of original in Cambridge ...
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  The kings tovvre and triumphant arch of London. A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, August. 5. 1622. By Samuel Purchas, Bacheler of Diuinitie, and parson of Saint Martins Ludgate, in London.
  Date of publication:
  1623
  

  Author(s):

  Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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  Signatures: A-F G⁴. Print show-through; pages stained. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present In foure partes. This first containeth a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. By Samuel Purchas, minister at Estwood in Essex.
  Date of publication:
  1613
  

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  Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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  Includes index. The last leaf is blank. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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