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America, being the latest and most accurate description of the Nevv VVorld 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

Title
America, being the latest and most accurate description of the Nevv VVorld [electronic resource] : 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.
Publication
London : Printed by the author and are to be had at his house in White Fryers, 1671.

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Additional Authors
Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
Description
[5], 674, [1] p., [60] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., maps, ports.
Alternative Title
America, being the latest and most accurate description of the New World
Subjects
Note
  • T.p. in red and black.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 50088.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
bk. 1. An accurate description of America -- Bk. 2. A description of Northern America -- Bk. 3. A description of Peruana, or, Southern America.
OCLC
  • 733085177
  • TGPSM10-B1372
Title
America, being the latest and most accurate description of the Nevv VVorld [electronic resource] : 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.
Imprint
London : Printed by the author and are to be had at his house in White Fryers, 1671.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Travel; Colonial Era.
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Added Author
Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
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