The history of the world, in five books.

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The history of the world, in five books.

“The history of the world, in five books”. By Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight. (Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight) compiled in one volume. With title page, portrait of Raleigh, engraved by Simon de Passe and 6 double-page copper maps, 2 double-page copper plates (pp. 37, 72, 101,147, 237, 549 margin left somewhat damaged, 619, 623 margins left and right damaged) and some woodcuts in the text. The maps show the eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, Sinai, Palestine and Sicily. While Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London, he wrote this history of the world, using a variety of sources in six languages. The history of the World covers Biblical, Near Eastern, Greek and Roman history. To these is added in this edition the life of the author. London, Basset, Chiswell, Took

c. 1687

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Raleigh