A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now
Image Count:
4
Description:
In: Churchill, Awnsham, d. 1728. Collection of voyages and travels. London : Printed by assignment from Messrs. Churchill, for H. Lintot [etc.], 1746 vol. 5.
Publisher:
Printed by assignment from Messrs. Churchill, for H. Lintot [etc.],
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration, Angola--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Guinea--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Guyana--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, and West Indies--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
"Certaine preambles here followe, gathered by R. Eden heretofore, for the better vnderstanding of the whole worke": leaves 1-7., First complete English translation of the eight Decades. The four translated by Eden had appeared as early as 1555, and again in 1577 with an abridgment of Decades 5-8., First preliminary leaf blank; has signature A., Imperfect: 1st, 3rd and 4th p.l., and leaves 158, 287, 288, 293, 294 (signatures A1,3,4, X8, Pp1,2,7,8) wanting: title-page and many leaves bled., and Signatures: A4B-Z8Aa-Ss8.
Publisher:
Printed for Thomas Adams,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration, America--Early accounts to 1600, and West Indies--History
"Les cartes géographiques et les figures insérćes dans le texte sont celles de l'édition flamande de 1630"--Willems, Les Elzevier, 1880, no. 497., "This French translation of Laet contains many materials not to be found in the original Dutch, chiefly vocabularies of Indian tribes"--Sabin., First edition published in Dutch at Leyden, 1625, under title: Nieuvve wereldt ofte Beschrijvinghe van West-Indien., Printer's mark (the hermit) on t.-p., and T.-p. in red and black.
Publisher:
Chez B. & A. Elseuiers,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Description and travel, America--Discovery and exploration, and West Indies--Description and travel
Stokes, I. N. Phelps (Isaac Newton Phelps), 1867-1944 Wieder, Frederik Caspar, 1874-1943
Published / Created:
1915-28.
Call Number:
1977 +53
Image Count:
5
Description:
"Of this book three hundred and sixty copies have been printed on English hand-made paper [4-6 on Holland hand-made paper] and forty-two on Japanese vellum." This copy on English and Holland hand-made paper., Bibliography by V. H. Paltsits., and Engraved title page, with ornamental border: engraved head and tail pieces. "Most of the head-bands and tail-pieces were engraved ... by Mr. Sidney L. Smith from designs composed by the author." Others by Walter M. Aikman.
Publisher:
R. H. Dodd,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration, America--Maps, Early, America--Maps--Bibliography, New York (N.Y.)--Bibliography, New York (N.Y.)--History, New York (N.Y.)--Maps, and New York (N.Y.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Havemeyer, Henry Osborne,--1876---Ownership (BEIN 1977 +53) and Rosenbloom, Charles J.--Bookplate (BEIN 1977 +53)
Subject (Topic):
American newspapers--New York (State)--New York--Bibliography and Cartography--America--History
Generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Iles., True travels, adventures and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America, True travels, adventures and observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America, and Trve travels, adventures and observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America
Description:
Includes "The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Iles ... divided into sixe bookes ..." Books 1-3 are paged continuously with "The trve travels," forming part of v. 1 (p. 55-247) with separate title page bearing the note "From the London ed. of 1627." Books 4-6, forming v. 2 have title: The generall historie of Virginia [etc.] v. II. From the London ed. of 1629 ... "
Publisher:
Republished at the Franklin Press, W.W. Gray, printer,