Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiae ... Anglico scripta sermone à Thoma Hariot ... / nvnc avtem primvm Latio donata à C.C.A.
| Author/creator | Bry, Theodor de |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Francoforti ad Moenvm : Typis I. Wecheli, Svmtibvs vero Theodori de Bry ..., venales reperivntvr in officina Sigismvndi Feirabendii, 1590. |
| Description | 34 pages, 84 unnumbered pages : 28 color illustrations, map ; 35 cm |
| Supplemental Content | http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/424 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Clusius, Carolus, 1526-1609, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621. Briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia. |
| Other author/creator | White, John, active 1585-1593, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Feyerabend, Sigmund, 1528-1590 publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Wechel, Johann, 1549-1593 printer. |
| Included Work | Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598. America. Pars 1. Selections. German. |
| Uniform title | America. Pars 1. Latin |
| Local note | Joyner Rare vault copy 30372017222834 has signature d bound in different order than in Church copy: d5, d6, d8, [2] leaf map, d7, A1. Plates 5, 6, 9, and 15 are of first ed., second issue. Cf. Church, 141. Blind stamp of the Sondley Library, Asheville, N.C., throughout. Rebound in full leather, tooled. In modern clamshell case. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare vault copy 30372017779080 includes Latin title page of 1st edition dated 1590 with privilege (Church 140 or 141) and selections from 2nd German edition dated 1600 (Church 177). Plates added from several Latin editions and issues. Introductory text pages and some plates are reproductions from a modern Dover English edition. Some original plates are hand-colored. Modern binding using original leather over new boards, and accompanied by original boards. Many pages torn and repaired with partial loss of text. |
| General note | Text consists of a Latin translation of Hariot's A brief and true report of the new found land of Virginia, London, 1588. Cf. Church, 135. |
| General note | Illus. 1-23 have title: Vivæ imagines et ritvs incolarvm eivs provinciæ in America, quæ Virginia appelata est ... Omnia diligenter observata, et ad viuum expressa a Joanne With [i.e., White] ... ; Illus. 24-28 have title: Pictorvm, Brittaniae partem olim incolentivm aliqvot icones ... |
| General note | Translated by Carolus Clusius Atrebatensis [i.e., C.C.A.]. Cf. Church, E.D. Discovery, 140. |
| General note | First ed., first issue. Cf. Church, 140. |
| General note | Signatures: a⁴, b⁶, c⁴, d⁸, [2] leaves, A⁶, B⁸, C⁸, D⁶, E⁸, F⁶. |
| General note | Date in roman numerals. |
| With note | Joyner Rare vault copy 30372017779080 bound with parts 2-5 of German edition of de Bry's America. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| References | Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 140 |
| References | Sabin, 8784 (A, first part) |
| Other forms | Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare vault copy 30372017779080 gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| Action note | Joyner copy 30372017222834 conserved 201204 Etherington Conservation Services |
| Action note | Joyner copy 30372017222834 rebound 201204 Etherington Conservation Services |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Vault | F229 .B78 1590 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
| Joyner | Item at the bindery | F229 .B78 1590 | Item at the bindery | |
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |
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