The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning. an⁰: 1584. to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England.
1624
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The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning. an⁰: 1584. to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England.
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London : Printed by I[ohn]. D[awson]. and I[ohn]. H[aviland]. for Michael Sparkes, 1624.
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[14], 96, 105-248 p., [6] plates (4 folded) : maps, ports. ; (fol.)
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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".
The title page is engraved and signed: Grauen by Iohn Barra.
"Dawson pr[inted]. )(², A-N⁴. Haviland pr[inted]. P-Ii⁴"--STC.
Some copies have an errata slip.
For details on various states see Sabin.
Entered 12 July [1624].
Signatures: pi1, )(², A-N⁴, P-2I⁴.
The title page is engraved and signed: Grauen by Iohn Barra.
"Dawson pr[inted]. )(², A-N⁴. Haviland pr[inted]. P-Ii⁴"--STC.
Some copies have an errata slip.
For details on various states see Sabin.
Entered 12 July [1624].
Signatures: pi1, )(², A-N⁴, P-2I⁴.
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Curatorial file available.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992-1993. New World of Wonders (catalog entry 22)
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22790
Sabin, 82823
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 950
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111882
Sabin, 82823
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 950
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111882
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 22790
Folger-specific note
HH193/1. With errata slip pasted to last page. Manuscript notes to pp. 130-37, 158, 168, 195; with the ports. of the Duchess of Richmond and Pocahontas, the latter inlaid with the inscription cut off; map 1 (Old Virginia) in 4th state; map 2 (Virginia) in 10th state (and backed); map 3 (Summer Isles) in 3rd state; map 4 (New England) in 4th state. Ornately gilt leather binding with all edges gilt. Provenance: covers stamped with arms of James I; Harmsworth copy