The history of the world, in five books. . The first, intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. The second, of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. The third, from the destruction of Jerusalem to the time of Philip of Macedon. The fourth, from the reign of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdom in the race of Antigonus. The fifth, from the settled rule of Alexander's successours in the East, until the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir VValter Ralegh, Knight. Whereunto is added in this edition, the life and tryal of the author.
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618)
Category
Books
Date
1677
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3079828
Summary
Bibliographic description
ill.., port.., maps . fol.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century large Harpur, Crewe, Lovell and [unidentified] armorial bookplate, with inscription: Calke Abbey Library [i.e. Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824-1886), m. 1845 Georgiana Stanhope Lovell (1824-1910)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full sprinkled leather binding; gilt fillet border; spine gilt decorated and spine label gilt lettered.
Makers and roles
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618)