Purchas his pilgrimage, or, Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present
in foure parts : this first containeth a theologicall and geographical history of Asia, Africa, and America, with the jlands adiacent : declaring the ancient religions before the floud, the heathnish, Jewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since, in those parts profressed, with their seuerall opinions, idols, oracles, temples, priests, fasts, feasts, sacrifices, and rites religious : their beginnings, proceedings, alterations, sects, orders, and successions : with briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie in the same
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Author
Contributions
- Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638, printer. - Contributor
- Featherstone, Henry, d. 1647, bookseller. - Contributor
- English Printing Collection (Library of Congress) - Contributor
Publication
Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone ..., London, England
Language
English
Word Count
229,500 words, Guess
Page Count
918 pages
Identifiers
- LibraryThing2468950
- Library of Congress Control Number44020326
- Open LibraryOL6471258M
Classifications
- LCCG159 .P976 1614
Alternate Titles
- Pvrchas his pilgrimage, or, Relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present
- Purchas his pilgrimage
- Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present
Subjects
Genres
- Early works to 1800
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