The mirror of the worlde

Author/Creator:

Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 1586-1639

Publication/Creation:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The mirror of the worlde a translation by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary ; edited and with an introduction by Lesley Peterson

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Additional Author/Creators:

Cary, Elizabeth Tanfield
Peterson, Lesley

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Cary, Elizabeth
Ortelius, Abraham,1527-1598
Atlases--Early works to 1800
World maps--Early works to 1800

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction Early Encounters with the World: Elizabeth Tanfield and Her Work -- The Translator's "Pregnancy of Understanding": Elizabeth Tanfield's Style -- The Translator in the Priory: Influences and Contexts -- Note on the Text -- The Mirror of the Worlde (text and annotations) - Appendix A Summary of all French Editions of Ortelius Printed by 1602 225 -- Appendix B Comparison of the Contents of The Mirror of the Worlde with the Contents of the 1590 Epitome and the 1598 Miroir -- Appendix C Complete Text of L'Epitome's Descriptions of "Lucembourg" (34v) and "Haynault" (35v).

Summary:

An authoritative and comprehensive edition of the first known English translation of the first atlas of the world.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

General Note:

Translation of: L'épitome du théâ̂tre du monde d'Abraham Ortelius.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936535877202486

ISBN:

1-283-83480-4

OCLC Number:

820943529
923238497