The Poly-Olbion: a chorographicall description of Great Britain.


Autoria(s): Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.; Selden, John, 1584-1654.
Data(s)

31/12/1969

Resumo

Each of the thirty songs is preceded by a double map of the countries referred to, in which the towns, rivers, etc. are represented by allegorical figures.

The first book contains "illustrations" (annotations) by John Selden.

With facsimile of the (engr.) t.-p. ... and reproduction of the title pages of the 1622 ed.: A Chorographicall Description of All The Tracts, Rivers, Movntains, Forests, and other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britain, With intermixture of the most Remarkeable Stories, Antiquities, Wonders, Rarities, Pleasures, and Commodities of the same. Diuided into two Bookes; the latter containing twelue Songs, neuer before Imprinted. Digested into a Poem by Michael Drayton, Esquire. With a Table added ... London, Printed for Iohn Marriott, Iohn Grismand, and Thomas Dewe. 1622. The Second Part, Or A Continvance of Poly-Olbion From the Eighteenth Song. Containing all the Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines ... of the East, and Northerne parts of this Isle, lying betwixt the two famous Riuers of Thames, and Tweed. By Michael Drayton, Esq. London, Printed by Augustine Mathewes for Iohn Marriott, Iohn Grismand, and Thomas Dewe. 1622.

Paged continuously.

Mode of access: Internet.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000098590056

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000098590049

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000098590031

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eng

Publicador

[Manchester] Printed for the Spenser Society [by C.E. Simms]

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