A letter from William Penn proprietary and governour of Pennsylvania in America, to the Committee of the Free Society of Traders of that province, residing in London. Containing a general description of the said province, its soil, air, water, seasons and produce, both natural and artificial, and the good encrease thereof. Of the natives or aborigines, their language, customs and manners, diet, houses or wigwams, liberality, easie way of living, physick, burial, religion, sacrifices and cantico, festivals, government, and their order in council upon treatie for land, &c. their justice upon evil doers. Of the first planters, the Dutch, &c. and the present condition and settlement of the said province, and courts of justice, &c. To which is added, an account of the city of Philadelphia newly laid out. Its scituation between two navigable rivers, Delaware and Skulkill, with a portraiture or plat-form thereof, wherein the purchasers lots are distinguished by certain numbers inserted, directing to a catalogue of the said purchasors names and the prosperous and advantagious settlements of the society aforesaid, within the said city and country, &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penn, William, 1644-1718 7393

Contributor:

Holme, Thomas, -1695

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Early works to 1800.

Indians of North America.

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

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

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

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

[2], 1, 4-14 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 2⁰.

Other Title:

Portraiture of the city of Philadelphia in the province of Pennsylvania in America

Directions of reference in the city-draught of Philadelphia

Place of Publication:

[London] : printed and sold by Andrew Sowle, at the Crooked-Billet in Holloway-Lane in Shoreditch, and at several stationers in London, 1683.

Notes:

The engraved map, "A portraiture of the city of Philadelphia in the province of Pennsylvania in America" by Thomas Holme Surveyor General, is in two states. The imprint reads: 1) "Sold by Iohn Thornton in the Minories and Andrew Sowle in Shoreditch London" or 2) "Sold by Andrew Sowle in Shoreditch London".

Text continuous despite pagination.

A reissue with parts of the title page and B2v and C1 reset. In this issue, line 5 of the title has "proprietary" and line 29 of the title reads "And the prosperous and advantagious settlements of the society aforesaid, within". On p. 9, the last line of text reads "find me" and the words "Your kind and cordial friend" precede "William Penn". A2r is numbered "1" in error. A variant removes this page number, allowing for through paging.

The catalogue of the purchasers names (i.e. "Directions of reference in the city-draught of Philadelphia, ...", p. 11-14) is frequently lacking in this issue, although the catchword "Directions" is found on C1v. Apparently this catalogue is also missing int he copy reported by Smith composed of 2-1/2 leaves, i.e. 10 pages.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P1320

ESTC R24455