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Sir Walter Ralegh and his colony in America. Including the charter of Queen Elizabeth in his favor, March 25, 1584, with letters, discourses, and narratives of the voyages made to America at his charges, and descriptions of the country, commodites, and inhabitants. / With historical illustrations, and a memoir by the Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D. D.
LIBRA E186 .P85 v.15
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tarbox, Increase N. (Increase Niles), 1815-1888, editor.
- Series:
- Publications of the Prince Society ; v. 15.
- Publications of the Prince Society ; [v. 15]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
- Raleigh, Walter.
- Raleigh, Walter, Sir, approximately 1552-1618.
- Indians of North America--Virginia.
- Indians of North America.
- Virginia.
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- History.
- Virginia--Description and travel.
- Physical Description:
- 4 preliminary leaves, 329 pages : frontispiece, portrait ; 22 x 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : The Prince Society, 1884.
- Notes:
- "Two hundred and fifty copies."
- The charter and various narratives are taken from v. 3 of Hakluyt's Collection of early voyages.
- "The first voyage to America under the charge and direction of Sir Walter Ralegh, knight, 1584." (p. 107-127) is supposed to be by Capt. Arthur Barlow. The first part of "The second voyage ... 1585" (p. 129-142) is probably by Sir Richard Grenville; the remainder (p. 143-180) is by Ralph Lane. "The third voyage ... 1586" (p. 183-186) is anonymous. "A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia ... by Thomas Heriot," p.187-244. "The fourth voyage ... 1587" (p. 245-270) is given anonymously by Hakluyt. A letter from White to Hakluyt, accompanying his account of the fifth voyage, is here appended to the fouth voyage (p. 270-273) "The fifth voyage ... 1590" (p. 275-298) is by "Governor" John White.
- OCLC:
- 1437735
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