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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, año: 1584. to this present 1626. With the proceedings 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.

Title: The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning, año: 1584. to this present 1626. With the proceedings 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 overnour in those countryes & admirall of New England.
Author: Smith, John, 1580-1631.
Publication: London, Printed by I.D. and I.H. for M. Sparkes, 1627.

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7 p. l., 96, 105-248 p. 2 fold. pl., 2 port., 2 fold. maps.; 28.5 cm.

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Note

Engr. t.-p. by John Barra, with ports. of Elizabeth, James and "Carolvs rex."
First edition, London, 1624.
For a detailed description of this and other editions, see A catalogue of books .. forming a part of the library of E.D. Church, comp. by G.W. Cole. New York, 1907. v. 2-3.
With plate of Ould Virginia in fourth and of the Summer Ils in third state, with map of Virginia in tenth and of New England in fifth state.
Portrait of the Duchess of Richmond engraved by Willem, that of Matoaka by Simon, van de Passe.

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Sabin

Call Number

*KC 1627 (Smith, J. Generall historie of Virginia)

OCLC

2686025

Author

Smith, John, 1580-1631.

Title

The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning, año: 1584. to this present 1626. With the proceedings 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 overnour in those countryes & admirall of New England.

Imprint

London, Printed by I.D. and I.H. for M. Sparkes, 1627.

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STC 22790 Copy 1

Sabin 82827 Copy 1

Local Note

Copy 1: "Bound by Hayday for Stevens 1849" in red morocco, gilt.

Copy 2: With plate of Ould Virginia in fourth and of the Summer Ils in third state, with map of Virginia (presumably supplied from an earlier edition) in third and of New England in sixth state.

Copy 2: Both portraits are the 18th century copies (cf. Sabin, v. 20, p. 232-233); that of Matoaka is closely trimmed and mounted.

Copy 2: Bound with Copy 3 of his: True Travels. London, 1630.

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*KC 1627 (Smith, J. Generall historie of Virginia) Copy 1

*KC 1630 (Smith, J. True travels (Copy 3) Copy 2

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