Preface of Sir Walter Raleigh's The History of the World, 1614.

Preface of Sir Walter Raleigh's The History of the World, 1614.

Sir Walter Raleigh; William Stansby (printer)

1614

University of Victoria, Special Collections

University of Victoria, Special Collections

History, Ancient--Historiography
Early modern, 1500-1700
Renaissance history, art and culture
Renaissance--England

Preface page of the first edition of Sir Walter Raleigh's The History of the World. Folio sized page on rag-based paper by William Stansby. Illumination and printer's ornamentation evident with a booktrace that reads, "W: Wyuill 12:01-00-00"

Special collections, University of Victoria, D57 R16

Walter Burre

Chase Templet

English

Text

7 November 2017

Sir Walter Raleigh. The History of the World. Walter Burre, 1614, London.