A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia : of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the naturall inhabitants : discouered by the English colony there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile, knight, in the yeere 1585, which remained vnder the gouernement of twelue monethes, at the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh, knight, Lord Warden of the Stanneries, who therein hath beene fauoured and authorised bÿ Her Maiestie and her letters patents / this fore booke is made in English by Thomas Hariot, seruant to the abouenamed Sir Walter, a member of the colony, and there imploÿed in discouering.

A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia : of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the naturall inhabitants : discouered by the English colony there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile, knight, in the yeere 1585, which remained vnder the gouernement of twelue monethes, at the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh, knight, Lord Warden of the Stanneries, who therein hath beene fauoured and authorised bÿ Her Maiestie and her letters patents / this fore booke is made in English by Thomas Hariot, seruant to the abouenamed Sir Walter, a member of the colony, and there imploÿed in discouering.

Briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia

Francoforti ad Moenum : Typis Ioannis Wecheli, sumtibus vero Theodori de Bry anno MDXC : Venales reperiuntur in officina Sigismundi Feirabendii, [1590]

33, [11]; [84] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map ; (fol.)

Also published in French, Latin, and German, and forming part 1 of de Bry's "America" series in the latter two languages.

The title page is engraved; the roman numeral date is made with an apostrophus (turned C's).

Signatures: a⁴ b⁶ c⁴ d⁸; A⁶ B-C⁸ D⁶ E⁸ F⁶.

"The true pictures and fashions of the people in that parte of America novv called Virginia ... Translated out of Latin into English by Richard Hackluit. Diligentlye collected and draowne by Ihon White ... now cutt in copper and first published by Theodore de Bry att his wone [sic] chardges" has separate divisional title on d4r. "Som picture, of the Pictes which in the olde tyme dyd habite one part of the great Bretainne" has separate divisional title on E1r. These illustrated sections are newly added in this edition.

"Cum gratia et priuilegio Caes. Matis Speciali"--Title page.

Includes index.

With a final colophon leaf followed by a blank leaf.

Several plates are signed by G. Veen.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992-1993. New World of Wonders (catalog entry 20)

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 12786
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106427

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Germany -- Frankfurt am Main, -- publication place.

STC 12786

HH105/23. Red goatskin binding and slipcase signed by Riviere & Son. Provenance: Harmsworth copy