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A description of New England: or The obseruations, and discoueries, of Captain Iohn Smith (admirall of that country) in the north of America, in the year of our Lord 1614 : with the successe of sixe ships, that went the next yeare 1615; and the accidents befell him among the French men of warre: with the proofe of the present benefit this countrey affoords: whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone to make further tryall.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Smith, John, 1580-1631.
Contributor:
Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.
Series:
Early English books online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
New England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Local Subjects:
New England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (16 unnumbered pages, 61 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, folded plate) : map
Other Title:
Description of New England
New England.
Description of New England, by Captaine Iohn Smith.
Description of New England, by Captaine John Smith.
Observations, and discoveries, of Captain John Smith (admirall of that country) in the north of America, in the year of our Lord 1614.
Description of New England: or The observations, and discoveries, of Captain John Smith (admirall of that country) in the north of America, in the year of our Lord 1614.
Place of Publication:
At London : Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke; and are to be sould at his house called the Lodge, in Chancery lane, ouer against Lincolnes Inne, 1616.
System Details:
text file
Notes:
With an additional leaf of Prince Charles's new names for New England places. Variant: lacking this leaf.
The map has heading "New England", imprint "London printed by Geor: Low [or "Iames Reeue"]"; most states dated 1614. It is signed "Simon Passæus sculpsit. Robert Clerke excudit". For a fuller discussion of states of the map see Sabin 82819 and 82823.
Running title reads: The description of New England, by Captaine Iohn Smith.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1084:10) s1999 miun s
Cited in:
STC (2nd edition) 22788.
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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