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:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitbourne, Richard, Sir, fl. 1579-1626. 33784

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], 107, [5], 15, [1] p. ; 4°.

Other Title:

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.

Local Notes:

Library copy: wanting one preliminary leaf

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 25373.