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Record Nr.

UNISA996391255303316

Autore

Smith John <1580-1631.>

Titolo

The generall historie of Virginia, Nevv-England, and the Summer Iles [[electronic resource] ] : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours, from their first beginning, an⁰ 1584. to this present 1625. VVith the proceedings of those severall colonies, and the accidents that befell them in all their iourneyes and discoveries. Also, the maps and descriptions of all those countries, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes governour in those countries, and admirall of Nevv-England

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by I[ohn] D[awson] and I[ohn] H[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, 1625

Descrizione fisica

[16], 96, 105-248 p., [6] plates (4 folded) : ports., maps

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Virginia

Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Early works to 1800

Virginia Description and travel Early works to 1800

New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Early works to 1800

Bermuda Islands History Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Largely a collected edition of his "A description of New England", "A map of Virginia", "New Englands trials", and "A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in Virginia since the first planting of that collony, which is now resident in the south part thereof, till the last returne from thence".

"Dawson pr[inted]. )(² , A-N⁴. Haviland pr[inted]. P-Ii⁴"--STC.

With an additional engraved title page dated 1624, signed: Grauen by Iohn Barra.

Some copies have an errata slip.

Another state of STC 22790, with added letterpress title page.

For details on various states see Sabin.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113