Roman numeral dates on title pages made with backwards c's.

Title page and imprint of pt. 2 read: Hadriani Relandi Dissertationum miscellanearum pars altera. Trajecti ad Rhenum: ex officina Gulielmi Broedelet, bibliopolae. MDCCVII [1707]

Title page and imprint of pt. 3 read: Hadriani Relandi Dissertationum miscellanearum pars tertia et ultima. Trajecti ad Rhenum: ex officina Gulielmi Broedelet, bibliopolae. MDCCVIII [1708]

Text primarily in Latin with words in Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, Farsi and Oriental Indic languages.

"Dissertatio de linguis americanis", pt. 3, p. [141]-229, has divisional title page and includes a general discussion of American languages. This dissertation includes "Vocabularium lingua brasilicae", p. 170-193, which includes a sizeaable glossary of words in the Tupi language as well as a discussion of its grammar; "Tabella vocum linguae peruanae", p. 193-200, which includes a sizeable glossary of words in either the Quechua or Aymara language as well as a discussion of its grammar; "Vocabula lingua caraïbicae", p. 200-211, which includes a sizeable glossary of words in either the Awawak, Carib, or Taino language as well as a discussion of its grammar; and "Commata duodecim, ex capite primo libri Geneseos, lingua Virginica", p. 212-211, which is includes a portion of the first book of Genesis and a sizeable vocabulary in the Algonquian language; and "Vocabula quaedam communia islandica", p. 221-229, which includes a sizeable word list in the Icelandic language.

Pagination: pt. 1: [8], 232, [24] p.; v. 2: [8], 240, 245-324, [48] p.; pt. 3: [8], 250, [30] p., [7] leaves of plates (3 folded)

Signatures: pt. 1: ⁴ (1 verso blank) A-Q⁸ (A1, D4, D5, H3, H4, L2, M7, M8, N8 versos blank); pt. 2: ⁴ (1, 4 versos blank) A-V⁸ (A1, F8, R4, versos blank) X⁴ Y-Z⁸ 2A⁴ (2A4 blank); pt. 3: ⁴ (⁸1 verso blank) A-R⁸ (A1, D3, D4, I6, I7, P3, P4 versos blank) S⁴

Engraved printer's vignettes on title pages; head pieces; initials.

Errata: pt. 1, p. [24], 3rd count; pt. 2, p. [46], 3rd count; pt. 3, p. 250 and [1], 2nd and 3rd counts.

Includes indexes.

The plates contain specimens of Oriental alphabets.

Pilling, J.C. Algonquian, 434.

Muller, F. Cat. of books, maps, plates on America, 868.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 706/188.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full vellum.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Metcalf Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Astor Library New York: bookstamp in pt.1, p. [3], 1st count.