| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 21 | Title: | Virginia: more especially the south part thereof, richly and truly valued: viz. The fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent isle of Roanoak, of latitude from 31. to 37. degr. relating the meanes of raysing infinite profits to the adventurers and planters. The 2d ed., with addition of the Discovery of silkworms, with their benefit. And implanting of mulberry trees. Also the dressing of vines, for the rich trade of making wines in Virginia. Together with the making of the saw-mill, very usefull in Virginia, for cutting of timber and clapbord to build withall, and its conversion to many as profitable uses
| | | | Creator: | Williams, Edward, fl. 1650 | | | | | Ferrar, John, d. 1657 | | | | Publication: | W. Q. Force, Washington,1844] | | | | Notes: | Reprint of the first part of the 2d ed. of this work. The 2d edition consisted of two parts, of which the first was a new edition of the author's "Virgo trivmphans: or, Virginia richly and truly valued ... by Edward Williams, gent.", London, 1650. Quaritch (General catalogue, v. 5, p. 2991-2) says that John Farrer (or Ferrar) who is referred to in the preface, supplied Williams with the material for this work. | | | | Call #: | E187 F697 v.3, no.11 | | | | Extent: | 62 p. 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | South Carolina -- Description and travel | North Carolina -- Description and travel | Southern States -- Description and travel | Virginia -- Description and travel | Roanoke Island (N.C.)
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 22 | Title: | The discoveries of John Lederer: in three several marches from Virginia, to the west of Carolina, and other parts of the continent, begun in March 1669, and ended in September 1670, together with a general map of the whole territory which he traveled
| | | | Creator: | Lederer, John. | | | | | Talbot, WilliamSir | | | | Publication: | G.P. Humphrey, Rochester, N.Y,1902. | | | | Notes: | Reprint of the 1672 ed. printed by J.C. for Samuel Heyrick, London. "Three hundred copies reprinted for George P. Humphrey, Rochester, N.Y. ... " | | | | Call #: | Microfiche 125, LH 183 | | | | Extent: | 30 p. : fold. map ; 25 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Virginia | Indians of North America -- North Carolina | Virginia -- Description and travel | North Carolina -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 23 | Title: | History of the dividing line, and other tracts
| | | | Creator: | Byrd, William, 1674-1744 | | | | | Wynne, Thos. H. (Thomas Hicks), 1820-1875 | | | | | Keith, WilliamSir, 1680-1749 | | | | | Gooch, WilliamSir, 1681-1751 | | | | | Virginia Commissioners to lay out the bounds of the northern neck, 1736. | | | | | Virginia. Commissioners on North Carolina Boundary, 1728-1729 | | | | Publication: | s.n.], Richmond, Va,1866. | | | | Notes: | Includes index. Edited by T.H. Wynne. "Edition of 200 copies." | | | | Call #: | F16DA B995 | | | | Extent: | 2 v. : ill., map ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Tobacco | Iroquois Indians | Virginia -- Boundaries -- North Carolina | North Carolina -- Boundaries -- Virginia | Virginia -- Description and travel | North Carolina -- Description and travel | Great Britain -- Colonies -- North America
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 24 | Title: | The writings of "Colonel William Byrd, of Westover in Virginia, esqr."
| | | | Creator: | Byrd, William, 1674-1744 | | | | | Bassett, John Spencer, 1867-1928 | | | | Publication: | Doubleday, Page, New York,1901. | | | | Notes: | One of an edition of 500 copies on specially made paper and 15 copies on imperial Japanese vellum paper. "The original of the catalogue was bought by Willaim Mackenzie, esq., from N. G. Dufief, bookseller, and bequeathed by him ... to the Library Company of Philadelphia. The present copy is itself a copy of a copy made for the late T. H. Wynne and now owned by Mr. R. A. Brock of Richmond, through whose kindness I am able to make this reprint ... It was probably made in 1777 just before the library was sold [and] ... was printed ... Dec. 19, 1777 ..."--Editor's note, p. 413. The library consisted of "near 4000 volumes in all languages and faculties ... great part ... in elegant bindings." | | | | Call #: | F16DA B995W | | | | Extent: | vi p., 2 Á., ix-lxxxviii, 461 p. front. (port.) pl. 27 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Byrd family | Mines and mineral resources -- Virginia | Private libraries -- Virginia -- Westover | Virginia -- Boundaries -- North Carolina | North Carolina -- Boundaries -- Virginia | Virginia -- Description and travel | North Carolina -- Description and travel | Westover (Va.)
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 25 | Title: | Journal of a lady of quality: being the narrative of a journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774 to 1776
| | | | Creator: | Schaw, Janet, ca. 1731-ca. 1801 | | | | | Andrews, Evangeline Walker. | | | | | Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943 | | | | | British Museum Mss. (Egerton 2423) | | | | Publication: | Yale University Press, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, New Haven, London,1934. | | | | Notes: | Maps on lining-papers. The journal was written by Janet Schaw of Edinburgh. cf. Introd. "The manuscript from which the present text is printed is known as Egerton 2423, and is ... in the British Museum."--p. [1] "Second edition, with additional notes and illustrations." | | | | Call #: | E163 S31 1934 | | | | Extent: | 3 p. l., 349 p. plates, port., maps, facsims. 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Martin family | Rutherford family | American loyalists | West Indies -- Description and travel | North Carolina -- Description and travel | Lisbon (Portugal) -- Description and travel
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