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world history162
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Lambert, Claude-Francois (1705-1765)15
Voltaire (1694-1778)8
Chatelain, Henri Abraham6
Gueudeville, Nicolas6
Gueudeville, Nicolas (1654-1721)6
Limiers, H P De (1725)6
Limiers, H. P. De6
Bossuet, Jacques-Benigne (1627-1704)3
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)3
Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)3

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An introduction to the history of the kingdoms and states of Asia, Africa and America : both ancient and modern, according to the method of Samuel Puffendorf, counsellor of state to the late King of Sweden

Crull, J (1713); Pufendorf, Samuel Freiherr von (1632-1694)

1705

Authorship from Landis. ESTC has statement: "Sometimes attributed to Jodocus Crull." A continuation of Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf's work: Einleitung zu der Historie der vornehmsten Reiche und Sta...

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An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories : contrived, in a more facile way then heretofore hath been published

Prideaux, Mathias (1622-1646?); Prideaux, John (1578-1650)

1655

In three parts, the last two having special t.p. The "Synopsis of councels" has special t.p. dated 1654. Edited by John Prideaux.

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An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories : contrived in a more facile way than heretofore hath been published

Prideaux, Mathias (1622-1646?); Prideaux, John (1578-1650); Prideaux, John (1578-1650)

1672

Numerous errors in paging. "Of political history in general" has special t.p. with imprint dated 1669. "Of the history of successions" has special t.p. with imprint dated 1670. "A synopsis of co...

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Cosmographie, in four books : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof

Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)

1666

Added engraved t.p. reads: Cosmographie, in foure books... The 3d. edition. London : Printed for Philip Chetwind, 1665.

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Cosmography in four books : containing the chorography and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof

Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)

1682

Errata: pt. 3, p. 228. "A table" [i.e. index]: p. [1]-[39] at end. Enlarged from the author's Mikrokosmos, first published at Oxford, 1621.

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