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A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia : of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the naturall inhabitants. Discouered by the English colon there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile Knight in the eere 1585. Which remained vnder the gouernement of twelue monethes, at the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh Knight lord Warden of the stanneries who therein hath beene fauoured and authorised b her Maiestie :and her letters patents: This fore booke is made in English by Thomas Hariot seruant to the abouenamed Sir Walter, a member of the Colon, and there imploed in discouering Cum gratia et priuilegio Caes. Matis Speciali

Author/creator Hariot, Thomas, 1560-1621
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoFrancoforti ad Moenum : Typis Ioannis Wecheli, sumtibus vero Theodori de Bry anno M D XC. Venales reperiuntur in officina Sigismundi Feirabendii, [1590]
Description33, [11]; [84] p., folded map : engraved ill.
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Subject(s)
Other author/creatorBry, Theodor de, 1528-1598. America.
Other author/creatorWhite, John, fl. 1585-1593, artist.
Other author/creatorHakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.
Other author/creatorVeen, Gijsbert van, 1558-1630, engraver.
Variant title True pictures and fashions of the people in that parte of America novv called Virginia.
Variant title True pictures and fashions of the people in that parte of America now called Virginia.
Variant title Som picture, of the Pictes which in the olde tyme dyd habite one part of the great Bretainne.
Series Early English books online. ^A888680
General noteAlso published in French, Latin, and German, and forming part 1 of de Bry's "America" series in the latter two languages.
General noteThe title page is engraved; the roman numeral date is made with turned C's.
General noteSignatures: a⁴ b⁶ c⁴ d; A⁶ B-C D⁶ E F⁶.
General note"The true pictures and fashions of the people in that parte of America novv called Virginia .. Translated out of Latin into English by Richard Hackluit. Diligentlye collected and draowne by Ihon White .. now cutt in copper and first published by Theodore de Bry att his wone [sic] chardges" has separate divisional title on d3r. "Som picture, of the Pictes which in the olde tyme dyd habite one part of the great Bretainne" has separate divisional title on E1r. These illustrated sections are newly added in this edition.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteWith a final colophon leaf followed by a blank leaf.
General noteSeveral plates are signed by G. Veen.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 12786.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 246:03)
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