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Autograph of Sir Walter Raleigh with a portion of a document relative to Port dues

Must date to the reign of Elizabeth I ; document is an indenture part-printed in civilite type. Cf. ESTC S92130 (image https://devonassoc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ralegh-wine-licence.jpg), which is the same form, in connection with sale of wine licences, signed by Ralegh with an identical signature. See also https://devonassoc.org.uk/devoninfo/ralegh-miscellanea-1909/

Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618

A geometrical Practise, named Pantometria, diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides: with sundry straunge conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by perspectiue glasses, to set forth the true description or exact plat of an whole region: framed by Leonard Digges gentleman, lately finished by Thomas Digges his sonne. Who hathe also thereunto adioyned a mathematicall treatise of the fiue regulare Platonicall bodies, and their Metamorphosis or transformation into fiue other equilater vniforme solides Geometricall, of his owne inuention, hitherto not mentioned of by any geometricians.

Illustration on title page is coloured.

Digges, Leonard,

Cosmographiae Universalis lib. VI. in quibus ... describuntur, Omniū habitabilis orbis partiū situs, priæ dotes. Regionum topographicæ effigies. Terræ ingenia ... Animalium peregrinorum naturæ & picturæ ... Nobiliorum civitatum icones & descriptiones. Regnorum initia ... Omnium gentiū mores ... Item regum ... genealogiæ.

The titlepage is engraved. On the verso is an engraved portrait of the author; title-page stained, some cuts cropped.

Muenster, Sebastian

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