America painted to the life. The true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery, to these later times. As also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts; with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance, from the year 1628, to 1658. Declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates. More especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England and Berbadoes

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OCLC:6727242
主要作者: Gorges, Ferdinando, 1629-1718
語言:English
出版: London, Nath. Brook, 1658-59.
叢編:American Culture Series I. r.006, item 061.
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相關項目:Online version: America painted to the life.
Global Resources Program:Southeast Asia Materials Project (SEAM)
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實物特徵
Item Description:Four works printed separately, each with separate t.-p and pagination. At end, a "general table"
Pt. [3] is merely a reprint, with new t.-p and preface, of Edward Johnson's History of New England, and has same running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sions Savior, in New England.
"Gorges has been ...blamed for ...appropriating Johnson's 'Wonder-working Providence' [of Sion's Saviour in New England] published by N. Brook in 1654... We are now ...enabled to explain this matter and clear Gorges of the imputation...Johnson's book belonged to Brook, and not being swift of sale, after four years, when publishing Gorges' book, he took upon himself the responsibility of working...off his dead stock. As soon as Gorges found out thistrick of his publisher he inserted in the 'Mercurius Publicus' newspaper of the 13th Sept. 1660, the following: 'Advertisement. I, Ferdinando Gorges, the entituled author of a late book called 'America painted to the life', am injured in that additional part, called 'Sion's Saviour in New England' (as written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges [publisht since his decease, by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges esquire]) that being none of his, and formerly printed in another name, the true owner'."--Henry Stevens. Stevens's historical collections, 1881, pt. 1, p. 36.)
實物描述:4 pt. in 1 v. 19 x 15 cm.