A discourse and discouery of Nevv-found-land : with many reasons to prooue how worthy and beneficiall a plantation may there be made, after a far better manner than now it is. Together with the laying open of certaine enormities and abuses committed by some that trade to that countrey, and the meanes laid downe for reformation thereof. Written by Captaine Richard Whitbourne of Exmouth, in the county of Deuon, and published by authority. As also, an inuitation: and likewise certaine letters sent from that countrey; which are printed in the latter part of this booke.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Whitbourne, Richard, 1561-1635

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1399:14.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newfoundland--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

Newfoundland--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

24 unnumbered pages, 107 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 15 pages, 1 unnumbered page

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Discourse and discovery of New-found-land

Discourse and discovery of New-found-land.

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : By Felix Kingston, 1622.

Notes:

The first leaf is blank.

Leaves A2 and 3, containing references from the King and others, are reimposed from STC 25375a.2.

"A letter from Captaine Edward Wynne .. vnto .. Sir George Calvert ..", a revision of the text from STC 25375a, begins new pagination; register is continuous.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Title page bound before A2; some print show-through and some pages stained.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1975. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1399:14). s1975 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 25373.

OCLC:

55178095