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- Notes:
- Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.
- Constitutes the twentieth part of Sammlung von sechs und zwanzig Schiffahrten in verschiedene fremde Länder durch Levinus Hulsius und einige Andere, aus dem Holländischen ins Deutsche übersetzt und mit allerhand Anmerrkungen versehen, compiled by Levinus Hulsius, and printed in 26 parts in Nuremberg, Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1598 to 1663.
- This work has been identified as the sole edition of part twenty by Church.
- Translation of: A discourse and discouery of New-found-land / by Richard Whitbourne, first printed London, 1620.
- "Zweyter Theil. Von der Landschafft Virginia", p. 39-101, is an account of Virginia taken from The generall history of Virginia, the Somer Iles, and New England / by John Smith, first printed London, 1623.
- "Der Dritter Theil, Von Bermuda, oder Summers Insul", p. 102-116, is an account of Bermuda taken from The generall history of Virginia, the Somer Iles, and New England / by John Smith, first printed London, 1623.
- This part contains a translation of Whitbourne's Discourse and a discovery of New-foundland; and an Account of Virginia and the Bermuda isles probably taken from Smith's Generall historie.
- Signatures: A-O⁴ (A1 verso blank) P²
- Errors in paging: p. 82 and 86 misnumbered 86 and 84 respectively.
- Engraved vignette of a westerner and an Indian and a sailing ship on the sea on title page; head and tail pieces; initials.
Table of Contents
- General historie of Virginia, the Somer Iles, and New England. German:
Citation
"Zwantzigste Schifffahrt, oder Gründliche vnd sattsame Beschreibung dess Newen Engellands: wie auch aüssfuhrliche Erzehlung von Beschaffenheit dor Landtschafft Virginia, vnd der Insel Barmuda, deren man bisshero schlechte vnnd vnvollkommene Wissenschafft gehabt, an jetzo aber durch dero Landt erfahrne Leuht, völliglich an Tag gegeben"
(1629).
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