Virginia: more especially the south part thereof, richly and truly valued: viz. the fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent isle of Roanoak, of latitude from 31. to 37. degr. relating the meanes of raysing infinite profits to the adventurers and planters. The second edition, with addition of the discovery of silkworms, with their benefit. And implanting of mulberry trees. Also the dressing of vines, for the rich trade of making wines in Virginia. Together with the making of the saw-mill, very usefull in Virginia, for cutting of timber and clapbord to build withall, and its conversion to many as profitable uses. By E.W. Gent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Edward, active 1650 23545

Contributor:

Williams, Edward, active 1650.

Ferrar, John, 1590?-1657

England. London.

Standardized Title:

Virgo triumphans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silkworms--Early works to 1800.

Silkworms.

Sericulture--Virginia--Early works to 1800.

Sericulture.

Wine and wine making--Virginia--Early works to 1800.

Wine and wine making.

South Carolina--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

North Carolina--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Southern States--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

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

Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Early works to 1800.

Roanoke Island (N.C.)--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

South Carolina--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

North Carolina--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Southern States--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

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

Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Early works to 1800.

Roanoke Island (N.C.)--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

[12], 47, [9]; [6], 75, [3] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰.

Other Title:

Virginia's discovery of silke-vvormes, with their benefit

Virginia's discovery of silke-wormes, with their benefit

Place of Publication:

London : printed by T[homas]. H[arper]. for John Stephenson, at the signe of the Sun below Ludgate, 1650.

Notes:

E.W. = Edward Williams, whose name appears on B4v.

Much of the material for this work was supplied by John Ferrar--cf. page c4v of Wing W2660.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

Part 1 is a reissue of "Virgo triumphans" (the second issue, Wing W2660), with title page cancelled by a new title with conjugate introduction by Williams; leaves c3-4, containing two other introductions, are also cancelled. Part 2, "Virginia's discovery of silke-vvormes, wit their benefit" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register; it was also published separately as Wing W2659.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1980. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1109:28).

Microfilm. New Haven, CT : Research Publications, Inc., 1981. 1 reel ; 35mm. (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature ; reel 91, no. 1161.2).

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), W2658

Sabin, 104190

Related Work:

Williams, Edward, active 1650. Virginia's discovery of silke-wormes, with their benefit.