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Record Nr.

UNISA996396600203316

Autore

Hamond Walter <fl. 1643.>

Titolo

A paradox [[electronic resource] ] : Prooving  that the inhabitants of the isle called Madagascar, or St. Laurence, (in temporall things) are the happiest people in the world. Whereunto is prefixed, a briefe and true description of that island: the nature of the climate, and condition of the inhabitants, and their speciall affection to the English above other nations. With most probable arguments of a hopefull and fit plantation of a colony there, in respect of the fruitfulnesse of the soyle, the benignity of the ayre, and the relieving of our English ships, both to and from the East-Indies. By Wa: Hamond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed [by J. Raworth, B. Alsop, T. Fawcet, and M. Parsons] for Nathaniell Butter, 1640

Descrizione fisica

[38] p

Soggetti

Madagascar Description and travel Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Raworth pr[inted]. A-B, Alsop & Fawcet D-E, Parsons F"--STC.

"A paradoxe. Prouing that the inhabitants of the island called Madagascar, or St. Lawrence, (in temporall things) are the happiest people in the world" has separate divisional title on D1r.

Signatures: A-B⁴ D-F⁴ (-A1).

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

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113