| Other author/creator | White, John, active 1585-1593 illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Wechel, Johann, 1549-1593 printer. |
| Other author/creator | Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598 publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Clusius, Carolus, 1526-1609 translator. |
| Other author/creator | Cheshire, James W., former owner. |
| Other author/creator | Translation of: Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621. Briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia. |
| Uniform title | America. Pars 1. Latin |
| Local note | Joyner- Library's copy is of mixed but primarily 2nd ed. T.p. is of 1st ed. (Church 140). Dedication page (p. 3) has line break between "regi" and "Poloniae;" p. 7 has headpiece with grotesque mask; t.p. of plates (p. [35]) has ornament with grotesque mask; no errata on verso of F5; F6 is blank as in 2nd ed., 2nd or 3rd issue (Church 143 or 144). Plates of the Picts I-V are of the 1st ed. Library's copy imperfect: lacking d5-8, A, B, C, D, which includes plates 1-23 and the folded map. F3-F6 bound before E-F3. (Leaf F3 occurs twice.) Handsewn between thick card covers with marbled paper endsheets. Illegible ms. note across top of t.p., [dated 1634?]. T.p. stamped "James W. Cheshire, Hillsboro, N.C." |
| General note | Text consists of a Latin translation of Hariot's A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginnia, London, 1588. Cf. Church, 135. |
| General note | Translated by Carolus Clusius Atrebatensis [i.e., C.C.A]. Cf. Church, 140. |
| General note | Date in roman numerals. |
| 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 (numbered 1-5, 2nd series) have title: Pictorvm, Britanniae partem olim incolentivm aliqvot icones. |
| General note | Copy is of mixed but primarily 2nd ed. T.p. is of 1st ed. (Church 140). Dedication page (p. 3) has line break between "regi" and "Poloniae;" p. 7 has headpiece with grotesque mask; t.p. of plates (p. [35]) has ornament with grotesque mask; no errata on verso of F5; F6 is blank as in 2nd ed., 2nd or 3rd issue (Church 143 or 144). Plates of the Picts I-V are of the 1st ed. |
| General note | Signatures: a⁴, b⁶, c⁴, d⁸, A⁶, B-C⁸, D⁶, E⁸, F⁶ (D⁶ and F⁶ are blank). |
| References |
Church, E.D. Discovery, 140, 143, 144 |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Ben + Snow Roberts, 7/2012 |
