Joh. Amos Comenii Orbis sensualium pictus : hoc est omnium principalium in mundo rerum, et in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura = Joh. Amos Comenius's visible world: or, a nomenclature, and pictures of all the chief things that are in the world, and of men's employments therein in above 150 cuts / written by the author in Latin and High Dutch, being one of his last essays, and the most suitable to children's capacities of any he has hitherto made ; Translated into English by Charles Hoole. For the use of young Latin scholars.

  • Comenius, Joannes Amos, 1592-1670.
Date:
1810
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