| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | A Perfect description of Virginia: being, a full and true relation of the present state of the plantation, their health, peace, and plenty ... Being sent from Virginia, at the request of a gentleman of worthy note, who desired to know the true state of Virginia as it now stands. Also, a narration of the countrey, within a few days journey of Virginia, west and by south ... being related to the governeur, Sir William Berckley ... With the manner how the Emperor Nichotawance came to Sir William Berckley, atteneded with five petty kings, to doe homage, and bring tribute to King Charles
| | | | Publication: | P. Force, Washington,1837] | | | | Call #: | E187 F697 v.2, no.8 | | | | Extent: | 18 p. 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Virginia -- Description and travel | Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Nova Britannia: offering most excellent fruits by planting in Virginia, exciting all such as be well affected to further the same
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Robert, fl. 1586-1626 | | | | Publication: | G. P. Humphrey, Rochester,1897] | | | | Notes: | On verso of t.-p.: Colonial tracts, no. 6. Caption title: Colonial tracts, v. 1, no. 6. Reprint, without acknowledgment, from Force tracts, v. 1 (1836) no. 6. Prefatory note signed: R. I. | | | | Call #: | E186 A512 v.1, no.6 | | | | Extent: | 28, [2] p. 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Virginia -- Description and travel | Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer isles: with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours, from their first beginning, an. 1584. To this present 1626. With the proceedings of those severall colonies
| | | | Creator: | Smith, John, 1580-1631 | | | | | Smith, John, 1580-1631 | | | | Publication: | Republished at the Franklin Press, W. W. Gray, Printer, Richmond, Va,1819] | | | | Notes: | The t.-p. prefixed to books 1-3 of the "Generall historie" bears no imprint; that of v. 2 "From the London ed. of 1629" has imprint as above. | | | | Call #: | F16DA S652T v.1-2 | | | | Extent: | 2 v. front. (v.2) fold. maps. 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Virginia | Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Virginia -- Description and travel | New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Bermuda Islands -- History
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Sir Walter Ralegh and his colony in America: Including the charter of Queen Elizabeth in his favor, March 25, 1584, with letters, discources, and narratives of the voyages made to America at his charges, and descriptions of the country, commodities, and inhabitants
| | | | Creator: | Tarbox, Increase N. (Increase Niles), 1815-1888 | | | | | Raleigh, WalterSir, 1552?-1618 | | | | | Barlow, Arthur, 1550 (ca.)-1620 | | | | | Grenville, RichardSir, 1542-1591 | | | | | Lane, RalphSir, 1530?-1603 | | | | | Hariot, Thomas, 1560-1621 | | | | | White, John, fl. 1585-1593 | | | | Publication: | The Prince Society, Boston,1884. | | | | Notes: | "Two hundred and fifty copies." The charter and various narratives are taken from v. 3 of Hakluyt's Collection of early voyages. "The first voyage to America under the charge and direction of Sir Walter Ralegh, knight, 1584" (p. [107]-127) is supposed to be by Capt. Arthur Barlow. The first part of "The second voyage ... 1585" (p. [129]-142) is probably by Sir Richard Grenville; the remainder (p. 143-181) is by Ralph Lane. "The third voyage ... 1586" (p. [183]-186) is anonymous. "A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia ... by Thomas Heriot," p. [187]-244. "The fourth voyage ... 1587" (p. [245]-270) is given anonymously by Hakluyt. A letter from White to Hakluyt, accompanying his account of the fifth voyage, is here appended to the fourth voyage (p. 270-273) "The fifth voyage ... 1590" (p. [275]-299) is by "Governor" John White. Includes bibliographical references. | | | | Call #: | E186 P957P v.15 | | | | Extent: | 4 p. Á., 329 p. front., ports. 22 x 18 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Raleigh, Walter, -- Sir, -- 1552?-1618 | Indians of North America -- Virginia | Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Virginia -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning, ano. 1584 to this present 1624. With the proceedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes
| | | | Creator: | Smith, John, 1580-1631 | | | | Publication: | produced for the World Pub. Co., Cleveland, by G. Rainbird, London,1966] | | | | Notes: | Facsimile of the Huntington Library copy of the 1st ed., with coat of arms of King James I on cover. | | | | Call #: | F16DA S652S Oversize | | | | Extent: | 96, 105-248 p. illus., maps, ports. 34 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Virginia | Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Virginia -- Description and travel | New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Bermuda Islands -- History | Cleveland imprints 1966
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles by John Smith, 1624: historical introduction
| | | | Creator: | Rowse, A. L. (Alfred Leslie), 1903- | | | | | Smith, John, 1580-1631 | | | | Publication: | World Pub. Co, Cleveland,1966. | | | | Notes: | Cover title. "Published in 1966 to accompany the facsimile ed. of the Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles (1624)." | | | | Call #: | F16DA S652S Supp. | | | | Extent: | 14 p. ; 25 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Virginia | Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Virginia -- Description and travel | New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Bermuda Islands -- History | Cleveland imprints 1966
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