Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Ogilby, John, 1600-1676
Title:
America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix, containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the arctick region / collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures by John Ogilby Esq., His Majesty's cosmographer, geographick printer, and master of the revels in the kingdom of Ireland.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by the author, and are to be had at his house in White Fryers, MDCLXXI [1671]
Physical Description:
[8], 674, [2] pages, [107] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., ports., maps ; 43 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3426926
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Signatures: A-K⁴ L-X⁶ Y⁴ Z-3O⁶ 3P⁴.
Subject Terms:
Voyages and travels. | America -- History -- To 1810. | Charles II, King of England, 1630–1685 -- Binding. | Jeffries, John, 1745–1819 -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Maps. | Armorial bindings.
Contributors:
Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683. Nieuwe en onbekende weereld.