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Record 17955

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
?Reed by me N. Hughes 1595 ? noember?
Century: 1500-1599
Date: Between 1 Nov 1595 and 31 Nov 1595
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: London [?]
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:N. Hughes
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: "chirurgion"
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: elsewhere in the book, he signs his name

 

Text Being Read:

Author: John Davis
Title: The World's Hydrographical Description
Genre: Geography / Travel
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: London: by Thomas Dawson, 1595
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 17955  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: This is an owner's inscription at the end (sig. C8v) of John Davis, The World's Hydrographical Description (1595; STC 6372), in the Huntingdon Library.,

Citation: This is an owner's inscription at the end (sig. C8v) of John Davis, The World's Hydrographical Description (1595; STC 6372), in the Huntingdon Library., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17955, accessed: 02 May 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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