A geographical historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by Iohn Leo a More, borne in Granada, and brought vp in Barbarie. Wherein he hath at large described, not onely the qualities, situations, and true distances of the regions, cities, townes, mountaines, riuers, and other places throughout all the north and principall partes of Africa; but also the descents and families of their kings ... gathered partly out of his owne diligent obseruations, and partly out of the ancient records and chronicles of the Arabians and Mores. Before which, out of the best ancient and moderne writers, is prefixed a generall description of Africa, and also a particular treatise of all the maine lands and isles vndescribed by Iohn Leo. ... Translated and collected by Iohn Pory, lately of Goneuill and Caius College in Cambridge
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Place of creationGreat Britain, England, LondonDate1600Note(s)Reference citation note: Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 15481, Reference citation note: English short title catalogue (ESTC), S108481, Copy note: HH132/29. Manuscript shelf-mark label on front fly-leaf: 3620. Limp vellum binding, with evidence of ties. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "Jo: Atkinson"; Richard Heber copy (cf. Folger card file); bought from F. Edwards, cat. 395:7; Harmsworth copyExtent(fol.)Associated name(s)Associated name: Pory, John, 1572-1636, Former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, 1870-1937, (Robert Leicester), Former owner: Heber, Richard, 1773-1833Genre/form(s)Annotations, Prices (Provenance)Subject(s)AfricaRightshttps://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/