The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning ano: 1584 to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journeyes 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.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by I.[ohn] D.[awson] and I.[ohn] H.[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, 1624.
Physical Description:
[14], 96, 105-248 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN Zd 029: Imperfect: P. [1]-[6] at beginning wanting with the t.p. reproduced in ms.; all plates and maps wanting. Autograph: Henry M. Dexter. Stamp: Inner Temple Library.
Exhibition History:
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
Subject Terms:
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Indians of North America -- Virginia. | New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Bermuda Islands -- History. | Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 -- Autograph. | Mellon, Paul -- Bookplate. | Streeter, Thomas W. (Thomas Winthrop), 1883-1965 -- Bookplate. | Inner Temple, London. Library -- Stamp.
Form/Genre:
Binders' stamps (Binding) -- Riviere & Son. | Binders' stamps (Binding) -- F. Bedford. | Maps in books.
Contributors:
Barra, John, approximately 1574-1634. | Clarke, Robert, active 1616. | Dawson, John, -1634?, printer. | Haviland, John, active 1613-1638, printer. | Hole, William, -1624, engraver. | Lowe, George, active 1613?-approximately 1615?, printer. | Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver. | Reeve, James, printer. | Sparke, Michael, -1653, bookseller. | Vaughan, Robert, 17th cent., engraver.