Purchas, Samuel 1577?-1626

Overview

Works:	368 works in 1,062 publications in 3 languages and 7,935 library holdings
Genres:	Sources History Naval history Observations Maps Biography Bibliography Travel writing
Roles:	Author, Editor, Contributor, Translator, Bibliographic antecedent
Classifications:	G159, 973.17

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Most widely held works about Samuel Purchas

The Purchas handbook : studies of the life, times and writings of Samuel Purchas, 1577-1626 by Loren Pennington( )
The Purchas handbook : studies of the life, times, and writings of Samuel Purchas, 1577-1626 : with bibliographies of his books and of works about him( Book )
The Purchas handbook : studies of the life, times and writings of Samuel Purchas 1577-1626( Book )
[Reverend Samuel Purchas correspondence] by Samuel Purchas( )
The Purchas handbook : studies of the life, times and writings of Samuel Purchas : 1577-1626 by Samuel Purchas( Book )

Restoring the shattered world : the apocalyptic mercantilism of Samuel Purchas and the revelation of world trade by Gerald A Ward( )
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800( Book )
Early travels in India, 16th & 17th centuries : reprints of rare and curious narratives of old travellers in India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries( Book )
Ancient wills by H. W King( Book )
Anag: Samuel Purcas( Visual )
Samuel Purchas, his friends and books by Malcolm Letts( Book )
The descripcion of the ilandes and firme land of the ocean sea : which are called the West Indies by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas( )
Notebook of John Ward by John Ward( Book )
[Portrait of Samuel Purchas, editor of Hakluyt's Voyages]( Visual )
Material on Africa (other than the Mediterranean and Red Sea lands) and on the Atlantic islands, in the publications of Samuel Purchas, 1613-1626 by P. E. H Hair( )

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Most widely held works by Samuel Purchas

The strange adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh, in Angola and the adjoining regions by Andrew Battell( )

20 editions published between 1901 and 2012 in English and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adventures between 1589 and 1607, edited, with notes and a concise history of Kongo and Angola. With part of Anthony Knivet's account of his activities in the same countries, from the same source. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1901

Henry Hudson's voyages, from Purchas his pilgrimes by Samuel Purchas( Book )

14 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes: contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others by Samuel Purchas( Book )

49 editions published between 1905 and 2017 in English and held by 633 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Microcosmus; or, The historie of man by Samuel Purchas( Book )

32 editions published between 1619 and 1972 in 3 languages and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Purchas his Pilgrimage, or, Relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discouered, from the creation vnto this present : in foure partes : this first containeth a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent : declaring the ancient religions before the floud, the heathnish, Jewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since ... with briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same by Samuel Purchas( Book )

61 editions published between 1613 and 1626 in English and held by 372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others by Samuel Purchas( )

59 editions published between 1906 and 2014 in English and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At the end of vol. 20 is inserted 24 pages of advertisement for the publishers other travel titles

Travels into divers parts of Europe and Asia, undertaken by the French King's order to discover a new way by land into China : containing many curious remarks in natural philosophy, geography, hydrology and history : together with a description of Great Tartary and of the different people who inhabit there by Philippe Avril( )

13 editions published between 1693 and 1978 in English and held by 236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pvrchas his Pilgrimage, or, Relations of the world and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the creation vnto this present : contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent : declaring the ancient religions before the flovd, the heathenish, Iewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since, in those parts professed, with their seuerall opinions ... with briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of natvre, or humane industrie, in the same by Samuel Purchas( )

38 editions published between 1613 and 1626 in English and held by 218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The kings tovvre : and triumphant arch of London. A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, August. 5. 1622. By Samuel Purchas, Bacheler of Diuinitie, and parson of Saint Martins Ludgate, in London by Samuel Purchas( )

7 editions published in 1623 in English and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Signatures: A-F G4. Print show-through; pages stained. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. (marc) 99849569. (stc) STC (2nd. ed.) 20502. (vid) 14725. (DLPS) A10226.0001.001. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10226.0001.001. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html. This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions. Sermons, English -- 17th century

Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present : Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke ; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey ; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold ; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London by Samuel Purchas( )

24 editions published in 1626 in English and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Purchas his pilgrimes : In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part by Samuel Purchas( )

24 editions published in 1625 in English and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of Jesuite interaction with Japan from 1549 to 1606

Purchas his pilgrimage, or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in al ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present. : In foure parts. This first contayneth a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries ; priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. The third edition, much enlarged with additions through the whole worke ; by Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate London by Samuel Purchas( )

5 editions published in 1617 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A theatre of politicall flying-insects : wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject by Samuel Purchas( )

5 editions published between 1657 and 1973 in English and held by 152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

[Hakluytus posthumus : or Purchas his pilgrimes] by Samuel Purchas( )

8 editions published between 1625 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Purchas his pilgrim : Microcosmus, or the historie of man. Relating the wonders of his generation, vanities in his degeneration, necessity of his regeneration. Meditated on the words of Dauid. Psal. 39.5. Verily, euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah. By Samuel Purchas, parson of S. Martins neere Ludgate, London by Samuel Purchas( )

10 editions published between 1619 and 1627 in English and held by 89 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : in five bookes : the first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings ... and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world ... : the second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe : the third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... : the fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies ... : the fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world by Samuel Purchas( )

8 editions published in 1625 in English and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world, in sea voyages, & lande-trauells by Samuel Purchas( Book )

7 editions published in 1625 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Narratives from Purchas his Pilgrimes by Samuel Purchas( Book )

5 editions published in 1931 in English and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Purchas his Pilgrimes in Japan; extracted from Hakluytus posthumus or Purchas his Pilgrimes: contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others by Samuel Purchas( Book )

8 editions published between 1938 and 1939 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present : In foure parts. This first containeth a theologicall and geographical historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. ... Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries; priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. The second edition, much enlarged with additions through the whole worke; by Samuel Purchas, minister at Estwood in Essex by Samuel Purchas( )

3 editions published between 1613 and 1617 in English and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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