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<dl><dd>Attributed to Blasius Vitalis Seywald by Palmer and Alden</dd>
<dd>First printed in [Nuremburg?], 1655</dd>
<dd>Another edition, possibly printed in Bautzen by A. Richter, according to Alden, has imprint statement: In diesen [sic] Jahr ganz neu gedruckt</dd>
<dd>The account of America on p. 44-46 is actually a description of Japan</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A-D⁸ (D8 blank)</dd>
<dd>Woodcut printer's vignette of the god Mercury on title page; head pieces</dd>
<dd>Cf. Palmer, P.M. German works on America, 390</dd>
<dd>Alden, J.E. European Americana</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: some leaves are closely trimmed at foredge with some loss of text</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Metcalf Fund</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Geography; Cosmography; Imprint 1700</div>
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Seywald, Blasius Vitalis, active 17th century</div>
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