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1. The Discovery of New Britain : London, 1651.

Creator Personal:
Pennant, Elias., Bland, Edward, d. 1653., Woode, Abraham., Brewster, Sackford.
Title:
The Discovery of New Britain : London, 1651.
Call Number:
P16473
Date:
1954
Description:
Pamphlet. Reprint by the William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan of the London edition of 1651, with facsimile of the original title page.
Subject Geographic:
Virginia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800., Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
All:
Virginia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800., Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

2. The Discovery of New Brittaine, began August 27, Anno Dom. 1650.

Creator Personal:
Pennant, Elias., Bland, Edward, d. 1653., Woode, Abraham., Brewster, Sackford.
Title:
The Discovery of New Brittaine, began August 27, Anno Dom. 1650.
Call Number:
P3201
Date:
1873
Description:
Pamphlet. Reprint of the London edition of 1651, with facsimile of the original title page.
Subject Geographic:
Virginia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800., Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
All:
Virginia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800., Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

3. Nova Britannia. Offering most excellent fruits by planting in Virginia. Exciting all such as be well affected to further the same.

Creator Personal:
Johnson, Robert, fl. 1586-1626, supposed author.
Title:
Nova Britannia. Offering most excellent fruits by planting in Virginia. Exciting all such as be well affected to further the same.
Call Number:
P3212
Date:
1867
Description:
Pamphlet. "New York, Printed for J. Sabin, 1867." Prefatory note signed: F. L. Hawks. "Two hundred and fifty copies printed, of which fifty are on large paper." Facsimile reprint of 1609 London edition with title: Nova Britannia. Offring most excellent fruites [etc.] "Within the knowledge of the Editor there are but two tracts earlier than this, concerning what was called "Virginia" in 1609. The one is Waymonth's voyage to North Virginia, in which he does not appear to have been on what is now the Virginia coast at all. This was published in 1605. The other is a "Relation of what hapned in Virginia since the first planting of that Collony:" this was written by Capt. John Smith, in the form of a letter to a friend in English, and published in 1608; and this, so far as we know is now called Virginia." cf. Prefatory note.
Subject Geographic:
Virginia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800., Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
All:
Virginia--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800., Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.