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M. Blundeuile his exercises, containing eight treatises, : the titles whereof are set downe in the next printed page: which treatises are verie necessarie to be read and learned of all yoong gentlemen that have not bene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of nauigation, in which arte it is impossible to profite without the helpe of these, or such like instructions.

by: Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561

Publication date: 1597

Topics: Astronomy, Arithmetic, Trigonometry -- Tables, Early maps, Imprint 1597

Publisher: Imprinted at London : By Iohn Windet, dwelling at the signe of the Crosse Keys, neeres Paules Wharffe, and are there to be solde.

Collection: JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana

Contributor: John Carter Brown Library

Language: English

[7], 392 leaves, [5] folded leaves of plates : 20 cm. (4to)

First published: London, 1594

Two states noted: Gathering 3D is in two settings: leaf 392r line 2 ends (1) "of" or (2) "Bishoppes," with further text on the map of William Postellus

Signatures: A⁸ (-A1) B-3D⁸ (leaf A1 blank; leaf 3A1 missigned Z3)

Numerous errors in foliation

With volvelles on leaves 147r, 349r, 360v, 378r

"A briefe description of the tables of the three speciall right lines belonging to a circle, called signes, lines tangent, and lines secant", "A plaine treatise of the first principles of cosmographie", and "A briefe description of vniversall maps and cards" each have separate dated title page; "A plaine description of Mercator his two globes", "A plaine and full description of Petrus Plancius his vniuersall map", "A very brief and most plaine description of Master Blaugrave his astrolabe", "A nevv and necessarie treatise of nauigation", and "The true order of making of Ptolomie his tables" each have separate title page; foliation and register are continuous

"A briefe description of universall maps and cards" was first published separately in 1589