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121. The principall navigations, voiages and discoveries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer land, to the most remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres : deuided into three seuerall parts, according to the positions of the regions whereunto they were directed ... whereunto is added the last most renowmed English nauigation, round about the whole globe of the earth / by Richard Hakluyt ...

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Date:
1589
Physical Description:
[16], 242, [2], 243-643, [12], 644-825, [12] p., [1] leaf of plates (folded) : ill., map ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

122. Architectura von Vestungen : wie die zu vnsern Zeiten mögen erbawen werden, an Stätten Schlössern vn[d] Clussen, zu Wasser, Land, Berg vn[d] Thal, mit jren Bollwercken, Caualiren, Streichen, Gräben vnd Leuffen, sampt deren gantzen Anhang, vnd Nutzbarkeit : auch wie die Gegenwehr zu gebrauchen, was für Geschütz dahin gehorig, vnnd wie es gegeordnet [sic], vnd gebraucht werden soll, alles auss Grund vnd deren Fundamenten : sampt den Grund Rissen, Visierungen, vnd Auffzügen für Augen gestellt / durch Daniel Speckle, der Statt Strassburg bestellten Bawmeister.

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Creator:
Specklin, Daniel, 1536–1589
Date:
im Jar MDLXXXIX [1589]
Physical Description:
[8], 66, [1], 66-112, [1] leaves, [42] leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

123. Idea del tempio della pittura di Gio. Paolo Lomazzo pittore. Nella quale egli discorre dell'origine, & fondamento delle cose contenute nel suo trattato dell'arte della pittura ...

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Creator:
Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538–1600
Date:
[1590]
Physical Description:
16 p.., 168 p. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

124. Wunderbarliche, doch warhaftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ...

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Creator:
Bry, Theodor de, 1528–1598
Date:
1590[-1630]
Physical Description:
14 parts : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

125. A short treatise of hunting / compyled for the delight of noblemen and gentlemen by Sir Thomas Cockaine, knight, 1591 ; presented to the Roxburghe Club by G.E. Cokayne.

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Creator:
Cokayne, Thomas, Sir, approximately 1519–1592
Date:
1897
Physical Description:
[8], iv, [32] pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

126. The gardeners labyrinth / Dydymus Mountain.

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Creator:
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528–
Date:
1982
Physical Description:
180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library

127. Chronica, tytboeck en gheschiet bibel : van aenbegin der werelt tot den jare MDXXXVJ. verlengt : waer in beyde Godt ende des werelts loop handel aert woort werck doen ende laten ghesien ende begrepen wort : van alle Roomsche keysers pausen concilien : ketters orden en secten beyde der Joden en Christanen ... : mitsgaders hier by ghevoecht den spieghel ende beeltenisse des gheheelen aertbodems in vier deelen af ghedeylt ghenaemt het Werelt-boeck ... / door Sebastianum Franck van Word voortijts in duytscher sprake noyt ghehoort noch ghelesen ; met een register ende inhout deser gheheelder chronijcken op een yeghelijck deel ...

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Creator:
Franck, Sebastian, 1499–1542
Date:
1595
Physical Description:
lxxxi, [3], lxxxiii, [3], clv, [5], cxxxiiii, [4] leaves ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

128. Proteo militare di Bartolomeo Romano. Diuso in tre libri. Nel primo si descrive la fabrica di detto proteo, & in esso nuovo instrumento, tutti gli altri instrumenti, di matematica che imaginar si possano. Nel secondo, e terzo si tratta dell'vso di detto instrumento, nelquale si formano tutte le figure di geometria, e diuersi instrumenti di prospettiua, pittura, scoltura, & architettura. S'insegna ancora l'arte del navigare, e puella del guerreggiare con nuouo, e facilissimo modo, come più distintamente nella tauola si potra redere.

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Creator:
Crescentio Romano, Bartolomeo
Date:
1595
Physical Description:
8 p.l., 192 p. illus., tables, diagrs. (1 fold.) 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

129. Descriptio publicae gratulationis, spectaculorum et ludorum, in aduentu Sereniss. Principis Ernesti Archiducis Austriae ... Belgicis provincijs a Regia Ma[iesta]te Cathol. praefecti, : an. MDXCIIII. XVIII. Kal. Iulias, alijsque diebus Antuerpiae editorum. Cui est praefixa, De Belgij principatu a Romano in ea prouincia imperio ad nostra usq[ue] tempora breuis narratio. : Ad Principem Sereniss. et S.R.E. Cardinalem, Archiepiscopum Toletanum Albertum Archiducem Austriae, Ducem Burgundiae, &c. Cum carmine panegyrico in eiusdem Principis Ernesti, suscepto a Regia Ma[iesta]te Catholica Belgicarum ditionum imperio, in easdem prouincias aduentum. Accessit denique oratio funebris, in Archiducis Ernesti obitum ijsdem prouincijs luctuosissimum. / Omnia a Ioanne Bochio S.P.Q.A. a secretis conscripta.

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Creator:
Bochius, Joannes, 1555–1609
Date:
MDXCV [1595]
Physical Description:
174 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations, music ; 41 cm (folio in 6s and 4s)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

130. Vincentio Sauiolo his practise : in two bookes : the first intreating of the vse of the rapier and dagger : the second, of honor and honorable quarrels.

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Creator:
Saviolo, Vincentio
Date:
1595
Physical Description:
[6], 17 [i.e. 21] leaves, [250] pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 21 cm (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

131. A booke of secrets: shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours ... and to graue with strong water in steele and iron ... Tr. out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, Instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine ... Written first in Italian, and now newly tr. into English, by W.P.

A booke of secrets: shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours ... and to graue with strong water in steele and iron ... Tr. out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, Instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine ... Written first in Italian, and now newly tr. into English, by W.P.
Date:
1596
Physical Description:
[40] p. 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

132. [India Orientalis].

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Date:
1597[-1628]
Physical Description:
13 parts : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

133. Narratio regionum Indicarum per Hispanos quosdam deuastatarum verissima : priùs quidem per Episcopum Bartholomæum Casaum, natione Hispanum Hispanicè conscripta, & Anno 1551. Hispali, Hispanicè, Anno verò hoc 1598.

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Creator:
Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484–1566
Date:
Anno M.D.XCVIII [1598]
Physical Description:
[8], 141, [3] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

134. Iohn Huighen van Linschoten, his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies : deuided into foure Bookes.

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Creator:
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563–1611
Date:
[1598]
Physical Description:
[10], 197, [4], 198-259 [i.e. 295], [3], 307-462 p., [23] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 30 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

135. Speculi Britaniæ pars : the description of Hartfordshire / by John Norden.

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Creator:
Norden, John, 1548–1625?
Date:
1598
Physical Description:
[6], 31 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts