An abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world, in five books. . I. From the creation to Abraham. II. From Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. III. From the destruction of Jerusalem to Philip of Macedon. IV. From Philip of Macedon to the race of Antigonus. V. From the establishment of Alexander until the conquest of Asia and Macedon by the Romans. Wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abridg'd according to his own method in the larger volume. To which is added, his Premonition to princes With some genuine remains of that learned knight, viz. I. Of the first invention of shipping. II. A relation of the action at Cadiz. III. A dialogue between a jesuite and a recusant. IV. An apology for his unlucky voyage to Guiana. Publish'd by Phillip Raleigh, Esquire, the only grandson to Sir Walter.
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3065273
Summary
Bibliographic description
[56],363,[1],36,33-91,[5]p. . ill..,port.. . 8vo.. Old pressmark: C.2.. Provenance: MS. on flyleaf: Wm Blackett Num 47 [?]. Bookplate: Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan Bart. [i.e. 6th baronet, 1797-1879].. Binding: Panelled calf; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt tooling on spine and board edges; title label gilt lettered: Raleigh's Abridgment.
Makers and roles
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618)