Poly Olbion
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Print, frontispiece to the collection of poems, Poly
Olbion, by Michael Drayton, engraved by William Hole,
published by M Lownes, J Browne, J Helme, and J Busbie,
London, 1612.
Albion sits in a triumphant arch surrounded by Brutus, Caesar, Horse, and William the Conqueror, etc. There is a accompanying page of text describing the picture. |
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POLY-OLBION / GREAT BRITAINE / by Michael Drayton / Esqr : / London printed for M Lownes. I Browne. / I Helme. I Busbie. / Ingrave~ / by W Hole |
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| source type:- | Drayton 1612/1622 text | |
| wxh, picture:- | 157x245mm | |
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| General notes | ||
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Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by
published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe,
and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.
Published, part 1 as 'A CHOROGRAPHICALL DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE TRACTS, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, FORESTS, and other Parts of this Renowned Isle of GREAT BRITAIN, with intermixture of the most Remarkeable Stories, Antiquities, Wonders, Rarities, Pleasures, and Commodities of the same. Divided into two Bookes; the latter containing twelve Songs, never before Imprinted. Digested into a Poem By / MICHAEL DRAYTON, Esquire. With a Table added, for Direction to those Occurrences of Story and Antiquitie, whereunto the Course of the Volumes easily leades not. / LONDON, Printed for John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe. 1622.' Published, part 2 as 'THE SECOND PART, OR A CONTINUANCE OF POLY-OLBION FROM THE EIGHTEENTH SONG. Containing all the Tracts, Rivers, Mountaines, and Forrests: Intermixed with the most remarkable Stories, antiquities, Wonders, Rarities, Pleasures, and Commodities of the East, and Northern parts of this Isle, lying betwixt the two famous Rivers of THAMES and TWEED. By MICHAEL DRAYTON, Esq. / LONDON, Printed by Augustine Mathews for John Marriott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe. 1622.' |
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