The generall historie of Virginia, Nevv-England, and the Summer Iles: with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours, from their first beginning, an? 1584. to this present 1625. VVith the proceedings of those severall colonies, and the accidents that befell them in all their iourneyes and discoveries. Also, the maps and descriptions of all those countries, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes governour in those countries, and admirall of Nevv-England.

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  • The generall historie of Virginia, Nevv-England, and the Summer Iles: with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours, from their first beginning, an? 1584. to this present 1625. VVith the proceedings of those severall colonies, and the accidents that befell them in all their iourneyes and discoveries. Also, the maps and descriptions of all those countries, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes governour in those countries, and admirall of Nevv-England.
  • Generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles Generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles
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Imprint
London: Printed by I[ohn] D[awson] and I[ohn] H[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, 1625.
Publication year
1625-1625
ESTC No.
S111883
Grub Street ID
131649
Description
[16], 96, 105-248 p., [6] plates (4 folded) : ports., maps ; 2⁰
Note
Largely a collected edition of his "A description of New England", "A map of Virginia", "New Englands trials", and "A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in Virginia since the first planting of that collony, which is now resident in the south part thereof, till the last returne from thence".

"Dawson pr[inted]. )(?, A-N?. Haviland pr[inted]. P-Ii?"--STC.

With an additional engraved title page dated 1624, signed: Grauen by Iohn Barra.

Some copies have an errata slip.