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Volume I, part one,is a narrative essay on the use of Purchas's
works by authors from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Part two includes perspectives on his editing methods, the maps in
Purchas His Pilgrimes(1625), and Purchas's attitudes toward the
indigenous peoples of Africa, Asia, and America. Part three begins
with an essay on Pruchas as theological geographer, and continues
with a discussion ofhis use of contemporary accounts and materials
concerning Africa, Asia, the Arctic, and the Americas. The first
volume concludes with chronology of Purchas's life and of his
academic, religious, and publishing careers. Volume II includes a
close examination of the contents and sources of Pilgrimes; a
primary bibliography of his works, including an essay on the
printing history of Pilgrimesand censuses of the holdings of his
works in libraries throughout the world; and an annotatedsecondary
bibliography of the ues of his works by later authors. The volume
concludes with an index of books and articles cited throughout the
two volumes and a general index of persons, places, and major
subjects.
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